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Libya’s GNU opposes appointment of Senegalese diplomat as new UN Special envoy

Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU), one of the two administrations vying for power in the country has rejected the UN proposal to appoint Senegalese diplomat Abdoulaye Bitali as the new Special Envoy to the struggling oil-rich African country. The rejection surfaced as the UN Security Council was to convene Monday to vote on the […]

Somalia: US imposes sanctions on 14 men to sap al-Shabaab finances

The United States government on Monday (17 October) imposed sanctions on 14 men, including six it said were part of a network that has engaged in weapons procurement, financial facilitation and recruitment for the Somalia-based al-Shabaab militant Islamist group. This new, expansive round of sanctions is in addition to drone strikes and military advice from […]

Morocco’s Top Police Chief Awarded Grand Cross of Order of Merit of Spanish Civil Guard

Spanish Minister of the Interior Fernando Grande-Marlaska chaired on Tuesday in Madrid the official ceremony to present Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance Abdellatif Hammouchi with the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Civil Guard. This medal is the highest distinction awarded by this security institution to foreign dignitaries, according […]