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Human Rights Watch: Ex-Chad president and dictator Hissene Habre 'was enabled' by France and US
'Africa's Pinochet' was convicted of crimes against humanity, rape, sexual slavery and torture in May.
Isis brainwashing: '12 tell-tale signs' a loved one has been radicalised by Islamic State
Anger, interest in extremist preachers and support for killing minorities among the giveaways.
Judge sets trial date for Benghazi terror suspect Ahmed Abu Khattala
Khattala pleaded not guilty on 18 counts including murder.
Isis urging Nigeria's Boko Haram to stop using children as suicide bombers, claims US military
Boko Haram known for kidnapping women and children and forcing them to carry out suicide bombing missions.
Isis in Libya: Islamic State loses control of radio station and key districts in Sirte stronghold
Sixteen pro-government fighters were killed and 60 wounded in one day of fighting.
Ex-Goldman Sachs banker 'paid prostitute and friend' to spend time with Libyan investor court told
The High Court heard claims of how a deal with Gaddafi-era Libya came about.
Migrant children suffer physical and sexual harassment while trying to reach Europe, says Unicef
Around 2,809 deaths were recorded in the Mediterranean between 1 January and 5 June 2016.
Isis: 3 suicide car bombings target pro-government forces in Libya's Sirte
Troops of UN-backed unity government wounded in attacks in Sirte.
Libya: Unity government forces recapture Sirte port from Isis as street battles continue
Isis has taken advantage of political and military divisions in Sirte hometown of Muammar Gadaffi.
Boko Haram not linked to Isis, claims US
US officials will not send troops to West African countries marred by Boko Haram's insurgency.
What we know about alleged human trafficking kingpin Mered Medhanie, aka The General
Medhanie's sophisticated network allegedly behind 2013 death of 359 refugees near Lampedusa.
Donald Trump: Gaddafi paid me a fortune to camp on my lawn
Trump claims he was paid a fortune by Gaddafi who kept camels and coffee tables on his lawn.
South Africa tops 'Good Country' survey of African nations – which were the worst?
DRC, Rwanda and Burundi in the Great Lakes region are in the bottom third of the table.
British warship to be sent to tackle traffickers off the Libyan coast
Libyan authorities expected to request help from UK 'fairly swiftly' to help stop people and arms smuggling.
At least 20 drowned in the Mediterranean in second migrant boat tragedy in 24 hours
The frantic migrants waved T-shirts at an overflying aircraft from their sinking boat.
Migrants may be trapped inside capsized boat as 562 rescued from Mediterranean
Dramatic footage and images published by the Italian Navy showed the frenzied scene off the Libyan coast.
British special forces wipe out Isis suicide truck 'with a huge explosion'
British special forces obliterated an Islamic State (Isis) truck packed full of explosives in Libya after firing a missile at it in an incident earlier this month.
Seven dead and 500 rescued as migrant boat from Libya capsizes in Mediterranean
The naval vessels the Bettica and the Bergamini rescued the migrants in the strait of Sicily.
Refugee crisis: Migrants risk dangerous Mediterranean sea crossing after Turkey-Greece route is closed
The European Union deal with Turkey has affected the flow of people who have been able to reach Greece.
'Huge risk' weapons will fall into Isis hands as UK and US push to lift arms embargo in Libya
Country has become a hub for weapons and munitions smuggling across the region since 2011.
'Sorcerers', 'blasphemers' and 'spies' shot and beheaded by the dozen in Isis' Libyan stronghold
Locals described scenes of horror: public beheadings and corpses in orange jumpsuits.
Isis in Libya: World powers to supply weapons to UN-backed government
US among nations supporting amendment to arms embargo in effort to fight Islamic State.
Foreign ministers to hold talks in Vienna on growing Isis threat to Libya
The meeting will be chaired by US Secretary of State John Kerry and Italian foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni.
UK's special forces target Isis communications with black ops electronic warfare
RAF Rivet Joint spy plane crew has shut down a Daesh communications network in Libya.
Operation Sophia failing to stop people smugglers in Mediterranean, says report
The European Council's naval mission named Operation Sophia began in May 2015.
Isis in Libya: Colonel Gaddafi's henchmen join the West to purge Isis from North Africa
Former commanders say they can redeem themselves by defeating the terror group
British troops arrive in Somalia to help UN fight al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab
The troops will back the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
Donald Trump is tearing up the Republican party's foreign policy — and it should thank him
Front runner is forging a pathway for a more rational, electable foreign policy platform for Republicans.
British special forces troops to launch double attack on Isis in Iraq and Libya
The SAS and SBS are preparing to mount attacks with US, French and Iraqi troops and Kurdish forces.
Refugee crisis: 500 people feared dead following shipwreck off Libya
Initial reports claimed the ship had travelled from Egypt.