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Chad: rebel leader Erdimi returns from exile as challenges to national dialogue persist

Exiled Chadian rebel leader Timan Erdimi has returned to his homeland after a decade in exile in Qatar for talks aiming to pave the way for democratic elections, though boycotts by rebel and opposition groups remain major hurdles. The 67-year-old Erdimi, who heads the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR) returned to Chad Thursday (18 August), […]

Afreximbank pledges $1 Bln for Morocco-Africa trade & investment program

African Export-Import Bank has pledged $1 billion in support for Morocco-Africa Trade & Investment program which finances and promotes intra- and extra-African trade. An agreement was inked over the weekend on the sidelines of the 2023 Annual Meetings of the World Bank & the International Monetary Fund held in Marrakesh October 9 to 15. Under […]

Libya: Libyan army claims responsibility for downing Tripoli government’s helicopter

Libya National Army (LNA) has claimed responsibility for the downing of a helicopter belonging to the Tripoli government in which 15 people, including high ranking military officers of the rival army, have been reported dead. The helicopter was gunned down by the Libyan internationally recognised armed forces as it was flying over Maya, west of […]