Rodney Hunter, the U.S. political coordinator for the U.S. mission to the United Nations,

Libya: HoR-backed PM Bashagha leaves Tripoli after fighting erupts

Libya’s parliament-appointed prime minister Fathi Bashagha left the capital Tripoli on Tuesday, his office said, hours after his attempt to enter the city led to clashes between rival factions. Clashes erupted earlier on Tuesday as Bashagha arrived to try to take control of government from a rival administration that has refused to cede power. Fighting […]

Record 1313 migrants die en route from Tunisian coasts to Italy

At least 1313 died in the risky Mediterranean crossing from Tunisian coasts to Italy last year, Tunisia’s Forum for Economic and Social Rights said. The number highlights that the country has overtaken Libya as the main crossing point to Europe, as the number of disenchanted Tunisians ready to take the risky route is on the […]

Existence of Street Children, an Insult to our Own Humanity, Says King Mohammed VI

King Mohammed VI has spoken out against the phenomenon of street children, which is sparing no city in Africa, pointing out that condoning such a phenomenon is an insult to our own humanity. “To accept – through denial, capitulation or indifference – that children be abandoned to the street amounts to condoning, on a daily […]