Africa
Tunisia kills 28 jihadists after attack near border
At least 28 jihadists, 10 members of the security forces and seven civilians were killed yesterday in fighting in Tunisia near the Libyan border, the government has said.
Authorities ordered a nighttime curfew as troops deployed across the border town of Ben Guerdane to hunt for others involved in the coordinated pre-dawn attack.
Female Turkish diplomats driving Africa policy
Female Turkish ambassadors are driving policy in a number of African nations, including Mozambique, the Ivory Coast, Namibia and Uganda.
Aylin Ta?han was appointed as Turkey's ambassador to Mozambique in 2011, making her the first female Turkish ambassador to an African country.
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Libya's future threatened by 'terrifying' ISIL, says UN chief
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has warned that the future of Libya, and the stability of the whole Sahel region, is at stake as it faces the "terrifying threat" of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
But he warned international powers not to "stoke the fires of conflict" in the country.
Turkey ready to help Nigeria fight terrorism: Erdo?an
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has said Turkey is ready to help Nigeria in its fight against terrorism.
Addressing a joint press conference alongside his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in the Nigerian capital Abuja on March 2, Erdo?an said Turkey will help Nigeria bring peace in the region.
Erdo?an offers to help West Africa fight terrorism
Turkey stands ready to help fight the growing threat of terrorism in West Africa under a new strategic partnership that aims to boost trade and other ties with the continent, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said on March 2.
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Now we will urbanize Abidjan with our expertise
During his official visit to Ivory Coast, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an said Turkey "will share our experience in urbanization with Ivory Coast." These words were reflected in pro-government newspaper headlines as "We will teach urbanism to Ivory Coast."
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"U.S. thinks kidnapped Serbs were killed before airstrike"
"The U.S. military believes that an airstrike against IS in Libya did not kill two kidnapped Serbian diplomats, as Belgrade has asserted," writes a U.S. daily.
Turkish charity builds children's hospital in Somalia
A maternity and children's hospital in Somalia's capital built by a Turkish aid organization has opened.
Turkey's Helping Hands International Humanitarian Aid Association laid the foundation of the hospital in 2011 and today the hospital building was completed, Sadik Danisman, the president of the association, said on Feb. 25.
Toddler sentenced to life in Egypt for killing three people
A 3-year-old Egyptian boy has been sentenced to life in prison for a crime he allegedly committed when he was 16 months old, CNN International reported on Feb. 23.
In what appears to be a bizarre case of mistaken identity, a military court Feb. 16 found Ahmed Mansour Qorany Sharara - and 115 others - guilty of killing three people and sabotaging public and private property.
Libya could soon run out of life-saving medicines, says UN
Libya faces severe shortages of life-saving medicine and about one million people will soon be in dire need of help, a U.N. humanitarian official warned, as warring factions hamper efforts to end chaos and form a unity government.