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Libya: HoR to hold session in Sirte as way to endorse handpicked Bashagha

The House of Representatives (HoR), Libya’s legislature, is expected to hold its next session in the coastal city of Sirte where its chosen Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha has established the seat of his government, in a show of support. The former Interior Minister has chosen the hometown of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, which was liberated […]

Senegal: legislative poll a test for ruling party’s influence ahead of 2024 vote

As polls have closed in Senegal’s parliamentary elections Sunday, both the ruling and the opposition parties claimed victory Monday as provisional vote tallies came in. Former Prime Minister Aminata Toure, who heads the ruling coalition, announced on national television that the party had won 30 out of 46 administrative departments. “This undoubtedly gives us a […]

Egypt: Military officer killed in Sinai during raid on drug traffickers

The Egyptian army has announced the killing of an officer in the Sinai Peninsula during clash with drug traffickers. The clash, according to the army, occurred in the South Sinai governorate and broke out after Egyptian soldiers grew suspicious of a vehicle that reportedly turned out to be transporting large amounts of narcotics. The army […]