Algeria: African anti-terror centre opens

The African Union has opened in Algeria a regional research centre aimed at combating terrorism on the continent. AU commission chairman Alpha Oumar Konanre said the centre in the capital Algiers would beef up AU member states' collective efforts to fight terrorism. Mr Konare also said the AU was working with international institutions to eradicate "a universal threat". AU delegates are also holding talks in Algiers, which has itself been the focus of attacks by militant Islamists.