Ban on International Football Matches in Libya to be Lifted soon- FIFA Says

Libya will soon be able to host international football games, FIFA President Gianni Infantino told Libyan officials in a letter. Libyan authorities have addressed a request to FIFA to lift the five-year old ban as the Libyan national football squad was obliged to play games on foreign fields. A FIFA delegation visited war-torn Libya to […]

Tunisia: President accuses unnamed parties for plotting his removal & assassination

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied Tuesday finger-pointed unspecified parties in the North African country that he believes attempted to remove him from power and even assassinate him. Speaking at a meeting with Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and several other former Premiers as part of the build-up to a national dialogue aiming at finding solutions to the […]

Russia sends military trainers, arms to Niger

Russia has sent a group of military trainers and air defense systems to Niger, few days after Niamey ended military cooperation with the US. Niger has aligned itself with Moscow since a coup, that followed the example of neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso. The three coup-hit Sahel states have expelled French troops and bolstered ties […]