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Libya has little chance of holding elections this year – Fathi Bashagha

Fathi Bashagha, one of Libya’s rival Prime Ministers, has said that the oil-rich African country has little chance of holding elections this year. Without a unified government “there will be no elections and chaos will continue”, he told Bloomberg in an interview. Fathi Bashagha, who is engaged in a stand-off over the premiership with Abdul […]

U.S.-Morocco launch strategic dialog amid regional instability

The United States and Morocco have launched on Thursday in Washington the first round of a strategic dialog meant to boost longstanding relations between the two countries, at a time the region is at grips with insecurity. This strategic dialog that is triggering a new phase in a centuries-old partnership covers political, economic and cultural […]

HRW Urges Mauritanian Authorities to Release Opposition Leader Detained on ‘Vague’ Charges

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Mauritanian authorities to free former Senate member and opposition leader Mohamed Ould Ghadda, who has been detained for two months on “vague corruption charges”. In a statement, HRW urged Mauritania to set free the opposition leader or grant him “a prompt and fair trial, if they have sufficient evidence […]