Libya is interested in opening a direct air route and a maritime link with Morocco to boost economic ties, its transport minister Salem Al Shahboubi said. Sahboubi made the remarks during a meeting with his Moroccan counterpart Abdessamad Kayouh on the sidelines of the 29th General Assembly of the Arab Civil Aviation Organization (ACAO) held […]
Heavy fighting erupted early Thursday, October 16, in the Libyan city of Zawiya, west of the capital Tripoli, following an assassination attempt on Mohamed Suleiman Al-Fitouri, commander of the Reserve Force under the internationally recognized Government of National Unity (GNU). Al-Fitouri and his aide, Abdul Rahman, were critically injured after being shot by an armed […]
In a ruling that has stirred political controversy across Ivory Coast, a national court on Tuesday (22 April) disqualified opposition leader Tidjane Thiam from running in the country’s October presidential election, citing the loss of his Ivorian nationality. Thiam, former CEO of Credit Suisse and newly appointed leader of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast […]
