Former opposition figure elected Libya’s PM

Mustafa Abu Shagour, a technocrat and a leading member of Libya’s oldest opposition movement, was elected on Wednesday as the country’s new prime minister. Abu Shagour, who was holding the position of deputy Prime Minister, was elected by the 200-strong national assembly on Wednesday. He won 96 votes, against 94 votes for his challenger Mahmud […]

Global Compact on Migration Formally Adopted in Marrakech

he Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was formally adopted this Monday (Dec.10) at the intergovernmental conference on the global compact for migration held in Marrakech. “This moment is the product of effort,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said at the opening of the debate. “We must not succumb to fear or false narratives” […]

Aid embezzlement worsens suffering of Sahraouis in Polisario-run camps

A new aid embezzlement scandal emerged in the Tindouf camps after the Polisairo-administered Red Crescent was found guilty of sending aid to stores run by the trade division of the militia to be sold instead of being distributed for free to the targeted vulnerable civilians. This comes amid international concern at reports of a coronavirus […]