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France’s forgotten Senegalese world wars soldiers finally win last battle over pension rights

France’s African soldiers, known ‘as Senegalese tirailleurs’ who fought in the world wars and the country’s colonial conflicts, have now won their final battle — the surviving fighters will be able to live out their days with their families back in Africa after a French government U-turn on their pension rights. The decision, made in […]

Libyan Interior Minister Hails Morocco’s Support & Assistance

Libyan interior minister Fathi Bashagha commended on Monday Morocco’s contributions to his country’s stability, stressing the importance of the UN-brokered agreement inked by Libya’s warring factions in the Moroccan coastal town of Skhirat in 2015. This agreement remains the ideal framework to achieve national reconciliation, he said at a press briefing held in Rabat following […]

Libya: UN Outraged by Extrajudicial Killings in Benghazi following Bombings

The UN Special Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Wednesday expressed concerns over what it termed “brutal and outrageous summary executions” of prisoners in the city of Benghazi, at the scene of Tuesday double car bomb attacks. UNSMIL’s reaction came following the emergence of a series of photos showing the execution of at least nine prisoners in […]