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At ECOWAS summit, West African leaders set terms for lifting Niger sanctions

At a recent summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), regional leaders decided to keep sanctions imposed on Niger after a July military coup and said they would need to see progress towards a transition to civilian rule before easing the measures. The West African leaders met Sunday (10 December) for a […]

Tunisia: National Salvation Front supporters begin open sit-in

Supporters of the Tunisian National Salvation Front have decided to start an open sit-in at the headquarters of the Al-Irada party in Tunis from this Monday, to demand the release of all political detainees, said the Front’s president Nejib Chebbi. Speaking at a press conference, Chebbi was quoted by TAP news agency as saying that […]

Tunisia: Presidency Slams Meeting between Mohsen Marzouk & Khalifa Haftar

Tension has flared up between the Tunisian Presidency and Machrou Tounes party after a delegation of the party led by leader Mohsen Marzouk met with Libya’s military veteran Khalifa Haftar in what turned out to be parallel diplomacy according to the presidency. Marzouk, a former strong ally of the Tunisian President, met Wednesday with the […]