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Libya: UNSMIL Extended for One Year

The Security Council Thursday extended for one year the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), entrusted with supporting the North African country’s political process and key national institutions, as well as coordination of international assistance. The new resolution, extending UNSMIL’s mandate through 15 September 2018, was unanimously adopted by the Security […]

Morocco: Former Guantanamo Detainee Charged with Endangering State Security

A Rabat court Tuesday charged former Moroccan Guantanamo inmate Younes Chekkouri with endangering state security, Chekkouri’s lawyer, Khalil al-Idrissi told media. “The court is charging Chekkouri with the crime of infringement on the internal security of the state and referred the case to the investigating judge. Now the case is in his hands,” Idrissi said. […]

Zambia–Zimbabwe: Batoka Gorge Hydro Power Project Taking Shape

Zambia and Zimbabwe have shortlisted American, European and Chinese companies to build the Batoka Gorge hydro power plant. The consortium of General Electric and Power Construction Corporation of China, Salini Impregilo of Italy and a joint venture of Chinese firms Three Gorges Corporation, China International and Water Electric Corporation and China Gezhouba Group Company Ltd […]