Geography of Africa

Libya?s state electricity firm is in talks with Turkish firms to get them to return to carry out badly-needed maintenance work at power plants in the North African nation, a senior official with the Libyan company said.

Libya has been hit hard by power outages as fighting between rival factions damaged plants, interrupted the grid and made the import of spare parts more difficult.

At least 40 migrants died Aug 15 in the hold of an overcrowded smuggling boat in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya, apparently killed by fuel fumes At least 40 migrants died Aug.

Strong summer holiday demand offset the impact of the Tunisian beach massacre for TUI which said annual profit would come in at the upper end of its forecast range.

Egyptian police, antiterrorist units and secret services are continuing to search for Salopek after a deadline for fulfilling ISIS's demands passed, the interior ministry in Cairo said on Sunday.

An anti-terrorist unit was searching for Salopek in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula when they drove over a landmine which killed two and wounded three members of the unit.

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras will meet with French President Francois Hollande, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Egyptian President Fattah Sisi on the sidelines of his official visit to Egypt for the inauguration of the hew Suez Canal Thursday.

Travel firm Thomas Cook has warned that cancelations of holidays to Tunisia after a beach gun attack, concerns regarding Greece's potential exit from the euro and a currency hit would knock 64 million pounds ($100 million) off this year's profit.

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At least 21 people celebrating an engagement were killed on the Nile north of Cairo late July 22 when a cargo ship hit their chartered boat, medical and security sources said.

Serbia's Foreign Ministry has told Serbian tourists not to go on holiday in Tunisia, arguing that after the recent terror attack there, and the introduction of state of emergency on July 4, "the risk of new terrorist attacks" remains concerning.

At least 22 people have died in fighting between Berbers and Arabs in southern Algeria, the bloodiest toll in two years of frequent clashes between the communities, national news agency APS reported on July 8.