European Diplomats are seeking Russia’s help to use its clout over Libya’s strongman General Haftar, who command the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army (LNA), to broker a deal that will bring rival Libyan factions under the civilian command of the UN-backed government of national accord (GNA), set up in December 2015. The European lead nation on […]
A breakthrough has been reached by Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia in their long dispute over the distribution of Nile water as Addis Ababa nears completion of its $5 bln Grand Renaissance dam. The three countries agreed to set up a scientific study group to examine the filing of the dam. They also agreed that leaders […]
Chérif Mahamat Zène, Chad’s Foreign minister, submitted Monday his resignation to President Mahamat Idriss Deby, decrying repeated interference and encroachment on his mandate. “For several months, my commitment and my will to serve my country have been thwarted by parallel initiatives of members of your cabinet and government, undertaken without my knowledge and on your […]
