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AU delegates screened for coronavirus
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ADDIS ABABA - Delegates attending the annual African Union (AU) summit in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, are being screened for coronavirus.
Health officials have been stationed at the entry points of the main auditorium to check temperatures of people coming in.
The three-day meeting which began on Sunday brings together heads of governments, tycoons, activists, and other high-profile guests.
Several countries in Africa have reported suspected cases of the virus, but so far all tests have come back negative.
The deadly, virus which broke out in China's Wuhan city, has so far killed 908 people in China and more than 40,000 people have been infected worldwide.(FA)
Bomb kills dozens in Somali capital
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MOGADISHU - At least 76 people have been killed by a vehicle bomb detonated during morning rush hour in Somalia's capital.
The blast took place at a checkpoint at a busy intersection in Mogadishu. More than 90 people were also injured.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the bomb but al-Shabab militants have often carried out attacks there.
President Mohammed Abdullahi Farmaajo said its aim was to demoralise the Somali people, but that jihadists would never stop the country rebuilding.
Al-Shabab - a group of Islamist militants, allied to Al-Qaeda - has waged an insurgency for more than 10 years. It was forced out of the capital in 2011 but still controls areas of the country.(FA)
Erdogan to send troops to Libya
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ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced military backing for Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), now that the north African country requested it.
In a speech in Ankara on Thursday, Erdogan said that he will on January 7 present a bill to the Turkish parliament on deployment legislation.
"Since there is an invitation (from Libya) right now, we will accept it," Erdogan told members of his AK Party. "We will present the motion to send troops [to Libya] as soon as parliament resumes."
"God willing, we will pass it in parliament on January 8-9 and thus respond to an invitation" from the Tripoli-based GNA, he said.
Last month, Turkish and Libyan officials, led by GNA Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, signed a memorandum of understanding on security and military cooperation.
The GNA's cabinet of ministers and Turkish legislators have since ratified the deal, but a separate motion is needed to send troops.
Speaking from Tripoli, Al Jazeera's Mahmoud Abdel Wahed said that Ankara needed an official request for troops on the ground from Tripoli before a motion can be presented to parliament.
"The military and security cooperation agreement signed between Turkey and Libya last month does not entail sending troops.
"That is why Erdogan was asking for an official request from the GNA before he can proceed with presenting this to parliament for an endorsement," said Abdel Wahed.
Thursday's announcement came a day after Erdogan met with his Tunisian counterpart, Kais Saied, during a surprise visit to the Tunisian capital to discuss developments in neighbouring Libya .
Erdogan told reporters in Tunis that the two leaders discussed ways to establish a ceasefire and bring warring factions back to the negotiating table.
Erdogan reiterated Turkey's willingness to send troops to support the GNA, saying Ankara would do so at the Libyan government's request.
Libya has been in turmoil since 2011 when a NATO-backed uprising toppled longtime ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
The country has been split into rival eastern and western administrations since 2014, with the GNA, currently controlling Tripoli, situated in northwestern Libya, and a parallel administration holding the east of the oil-rich country, supported by renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA).
Since early April, Haftar has waged a military campaign against the GNA, which he accuses of harbouring "terrorist elements".
Turkey and Qatar support the GNA, while Russia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Egypt and France, support Haftar.
Moscow last month denied reports in the New York Times that it had sent had mercenaries to fight on Haftar's side, while the UN has also accused the strongman's forces of recruiting fighters from Sudan.
According to Al Jazeera's Abdel Wahed, the deployment of Turkish troops to Libya can help defend the Libyan capital, Tripoli, against a military offensive by Haftar's forces.
"Many military commanders with the GNA say that Haftar's forces have been recently advancing on the ground, taking control of strategic locations in southern Tripoli including military camps," said Abdel Wahed.
"Military forces are also very concerned about the Russian assistance to Haftar's military forces.(FA)
Algeria army chief Salah dies
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Gaid Salah, 79, was seen as Algeria's de facto strongman since a pro-democracy movement with his backing pushed out the country's longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in April.
He played a key role pushing through the December 12 presidential elections in the face of stiff opposition on the streets.
Gaid Salah was present at the inauguration of this gas-rich country's new president last week.
The new president, Abdelmajid Tabboune, declared an exceptional full week of mourning, in an indication of Gaid Salah's importance.
President Tebboune announced that the head of land forces, General Said Chengriha, would take over as acting chief of staff of the armed forces.
The army's prominent role was underlined last week at Tebboune's inauguration, during which he embraced Gaid Salah and presented him with an order of merit immediately after his own swearing-in.
Soon after mass protests erupted earlier this year, Gaid Salah's televised speech urging President Bouteflika to quit led to the veteran leader's swift resignation.
The army then backed a series of arrests of Bouteflika allies and senior businessmen in an anti-corruption campaign that was widely seen as a purge of the military's rivals within the ruling system.
But it was not enough to appease the Algerians, many of whom had begun calling for Gaid Salah's resignation and for the military to step away from the running of the major natural gas exporter.
One constant chant throughout the protests has been for: "A civilian state, not a military state."(FA)
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