Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said a nuclear agreement is accessible if the two issues of complete lifting of sanctions and Iranˈs nuclear activities being peaceful is included in the final document.

At least 16 soldiers have been killed and 38 wounded during separate clashes around a rebel-held stronghold and a key oil terminal in an eastern Libyan port, officials say.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned the terrorist activities of Takfiri Boko Haram terrorists in Nigeria as a threat to the stability of Central African regions as well as the West.

Unidentified gunmen in Libya have waged an attack on the Al-Mabrook oil field in the central part of the North African country, the state-run National Oil Corp (NOC) says.

Tunisia's Islamic party Ennahda has given its consent to join the vying secular party Nidaa Tounes in a coalition government aiming to bolster stability in the North African country.

Fresh clashes erupted in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula killing at least three women and leaving scores of civilians injured.

Egypt is considering importing natural gas from Israel as a delegation from American oil firm Noble Energy has traveled to the North African country for talks over the issue, sources say.

Seven Egyptian soldiers have been wounded in an attack by gunmen in the volatile Sinai Peninsula in the wake of a spate of militant assaults in the region, Egyptian media report.

Takfiri Boko Haram terrorists have launched a fresh attack on Nigeria's key northeastern city of Maiduguri in a bid to take control of the strategically crucial Borno state capital.

Several people have been reported killed in an airstrike apparently targeting a residential home in southern Somalia occupied by al-Shabab militants.

Three soldiers and 123 Boko Haram militants have been killed during a series of fierce clashes between the Chadian army and members of the Nigeria-based Boko Haram Takfiri militant group in northern Cameroon.

Rwandan Hutu rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have vowed to disarm following a threat by the Congolese army to launch a fresh attack against them.

Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir will compete with 14 registered candidates in the April presidential election.

Ivory Coast's authorities say a majority of 21 children kidnapped in recent weeks have been found dead with their bodies mutilated, raising fears of a wave of ritual sacrifices ahead of elections.

A senior member of al-Shabab militant group in Somalia has confirmed his defection from the terrorist group, urging an end to the deadly clashes in the violence-wracked African country.

A car bomb has gone off outside a luxurious hotel in the Libyan capital of Tripoli, a security official says.

Human Rights Watch has criticized Egyptian authorities for using excessive force against protesters marking the fourth anniversary of the 2011 revolution.

At least one person has reportedly been killed and two others wounded in a car bomb explosion near a police station in the Egyptian city of Alexandria.

The parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has modified and approved an electoral law following criticism that it was aimed at extending the incumbent president’s term in office.

Egyptian officials say the two sons of Egypt’s ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak have been released from prison.