OTTAWA -- Canada's Vice-Chief of Defence Staff Lt.-Gen. Mike Rouleau announced his resignation on Monday following media-reported playing golf with former Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan Vance, who is under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct.

"As a result of this incident, I am stepping aside immediately as [vice-chief of the defence staff] and will transition to the CAF Transition Group. Major-General Frawley will serve as [acting vice-chief of the defence staff] until Lieutenant-General Allen assumes command. I am acutely aware of the tumultuous times we are navigating together," Rouleau said in a statement. (Canada-Militry Vice Chief-Resign)

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UNITED NATIONS -- Immediate action is required now to initiate critical reforms and lay the groundwork for credible elections in Mali, where the security situation is as worrying as ever, the head of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali told the Security Council on Monday.

El-Ghassim Wane briefed the 15-member body via video-conference in the wake of a coup d'etat in the landlocked West African country on May 24, the second in nine months. (UN-Security Council-Mali)

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ABUJA -- Nigerian police on Monday confirmed 10 people were killed at a local bar attacked by gunmen in the country's central state of Plateau.

The incident took place on Sunday night when the unknown gunmen in a van stormed the bar in a village of Jos South local government area of the state, shooting indiscriminately at the patrons, said Ubah Ogaba, a spokesperson for the police in Plateau. (Nigeria-Gunmen)

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TRIPOLI -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday that more than 2,000 illegal migrants were rescued off the Libyan coast and returned to Libya in the past week.

"In the period of June 6-12, 2,083 migrants were rescued or intercepted at sea and returned to Libya," IOM said. (Libya-Illegal Migrants-Rescued) Enditem

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