Cairo, Feb. 6. British offensive in Africa is progressing favourably everywhere.
'A British communique issued today reports that in Libya the advance continues towards Benghazi.
In Eritrea, British forces are now closing in on strongly held Italian positions about Karen, Further south, enemy forces which have withdrawn cast-wards from Barentu are being vigorously pressed in the Toh area.
About 1,800 prisoners, mostly Italians, have been taken with a further capture of military material of all descriptions. In various operations based on the Sudan, British casualties have been slight.
In Abyssinia, good progress is being made in the British advance along the Gendar road in spite of numerous mine fields set by the enemy to cover dhis_ retreat.
In Italian Somaliland, concludes the communique, British penetration in all sectors across the enemy frontier daily becoming deeper and deeper.
So. far the enemy has sustained casualties disproportionate to the British which have been negligible—Reuter,
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