Rival Central African Republic (CAR) groups have signed a ceasefire deal in an effort to provide the country with a political solution, according to a statement by Kenya’s State House where the agreement was signed.

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta hosted the signing of the accord on Wednesday between Anti-Balaka leader Joachim Kokate and former president and ex-Seleka leader Michel Djotodia, which included a deal “to stop hostilities” and another to “open a new chapter of political stability in their country” by adhering to the transitional roadmap, the statement said.

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Four Tunisian soldiers were killed Tuesday and six others wounded in an ambush in the Kasserine region, an area of ​​activity of jihadists in west-central Tunisia, announced the national television, citing the Ministry of Defense.

“Four soldiers were martyred and six others wounded in an ambush against a military patrol in Sbeïtla, according to the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense”, announced the state channels Wataniya 1 and 2 on a banner that displayed on the screen.

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Two Congolese soldiers were killed on Monday in an ambush laid by the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda in North Kivu province, east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), security sources said on Tuesday.

Residents of Kitshanga locality where the incident happened told Xinhua they heard gunshots throughout Monday night, probably fired by soldiers who had been angered by the killing of their colleagues.

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Kenyan fighter jets bombed on Sunday positions of the militant Islamist group al-Shabaab in Somalia in response to the recent terrorist attack carried against Garissa University College.

The military planes targeted two camps in the Gedo region, which are used by al-Shabaab to cross into Kenya, the BBC reports.

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Chad’s army said its forces had killed hundreds of Boko Haram militants and lost nine of its own troops in clashes in northern Nigeria on Wednesday.

Soldiers from Chad and Niger drove the insurgents from Malam Fatori, one of Boko Haram’s last major footholds near Nigeria’s border with Niger, earlier this week. Wednesday’s clashes took place as they were mopping up.

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“Clashes” erupted early Thursday between “terrorists” and security checkpoints in the cities of al-Arish and Sheikh Zuweid in North Sinai, leaving five security personnel and 15 “terrorists” killed, the armed forces spokesman said.

Spokesman Mohamed Samir added in a statement that security forces are currently combing the area and “chasing the remaining terrorist elements to eliminate them.”

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The campus siege at Garissa University has ended, Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery announced that 147 people died however independent sources confirmed 152 were killed including the four alleged terrorists.

80 people were wounded in the Thursday attack and those in critical condition airlifted to Nairobi for further treatment. Others are receiving treatment at Garissa Level Five Hospital.

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