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Libya : New cabinet and foreign intervention rejected

The House of Representatives, Libya’s parliament based in Tobruk, has rejected a team of cabinet ministers presented by Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni to form the new government. The rejection comes as another blow to the political transition of a country that seems to head for a civil war. According to Speaker Faraj Hashim, one of […]

Benin lifts ban on exports to Niger

Benin’s Cotonou port authority (PAC) lifted Wednesday December 27 the ban on the exportation of goods to neighboring Niger. The ban was part of the implementation of sanctions against Niger by the regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), after the seizure of power on July 26 by a junta. Bart Van […]

Morocco to chair OPCW’s executive council for one year

Morocco was elected by acclamation, Tuesday in The Hague, to the presidency of the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), for a one-year term, from 12 May 2021 to 11 May 2022.   The election of Morocco, in the person of Abdelouahab Bellouki, Ambassador to The Hague and permanent […]