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Chadian opposition party charges Haftar with assassination of leader

An opposition group in Chad has accused forces aligned with rebel and retired Gen. Khalifa Haftar for the killing of its leader last week, Libya Observer reports. Republican Party said its leader Gorbal Jadi Nakour was assassinated on April 18 alongside with his body guard. Without providing evidence, the party, the Libyan media reports, has […]

Morocco in the EU’s grey tax haven list

Morocco sidestepped being listed in the EU’s tax haven black list but is included in the grey list, which comprises countries that are given time to reform. Ten other countries, including the UAE, are on the black list, which was approved by EU finance ministers. The black list included so far only five jurisdictions and […]

Mali: ECOWAS summit lifts trade & financial sanctions

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) meeting in a summit in Accra on Sunday lifted the trade and financial sanctions imposed on Mali since January. “The summit decided to lift all economic and financial sanctions from today” but maintains individual sanctions and the suspension of Mali from ECOWAS bodies until the […]