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Libya: UN Chief appoints Acting Special Representative

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has named deputy of his former envoy to Libya, Stephanie Turco Williams, as Acting Special Representative in Libya until appointment of a new successor to resigning Ghassan Salamé. The US UN officer has been deputy of the Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) since 2018. Before […]

Libya: Gaddafi’s son Seif al-Islam talks about a presidential candidacy

Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, wants to “restore the lost unity” of Libya after a decade of chaos and talks about running for president. In a rare interview with the New York Times, Seif al-Islam said that Libyan politicians have “brought nothing but misery.” “It’s time to go back […]

Algeria’s slogans go silent after Maduro’s fall

Two days after the US arrested and flew Venezuelan autocrat Nicolas Maduro to New York, Algeria went mute as stone, unable to condemn or express solidarity with its ally. Maduro had met Tebboune in Algiers in 2022 and vowed to foster their alliance, coordinate in oil markets and open a direct air route. The two […]