Libya urges UN to lift arms embargo
Craig TaylorLibya urges the UN Security Council at an emergency session to lift an arms embargo so it can deal with Islamic State militants. BBC News – Africa
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Egypt seeks UN mandate on Libya
Egypt’s president calls for a UN resolution to authorise international intervention in Libya after its jets bombed Islamic State targets there. BBC News – Africa
Egypt bombs IS targets in Libya
Egypt says it has bombed Islamic State targets in Libya, hours after video emerged showing the apparent beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians. BBC News – Africa
Boko Haram city attack repelled
Nigerian troops repel a Boko Haram attack on the north-east city of Gombe, officials say, after the group’s first frontal assault on the state capital. BBC News – Africa
‘Boko Haram’ militants attack Chad
Boko Haram militants from Nigeria attack a village on the shores of Lake Chad overnight, the first such attack on Chadian soil, officials say. BBC News – Africa
Migrant tragedy in Med ‘kills 300’
More than 300 migrants are feared dead after trying to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa just days after a similar tragedy. BBC News – Africa