King appoints Zineb Al Adaoui head of the court of auditors

Libya: UN Envoy explores with Haftar roadmap to resolve political stalemate

UN envoy Hanna Serwaa Tetteh met Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi on Sunday, September 7, to deliberate on a roadmap aimed at ending Libya’s protracted political crisis. Their talks focused on a UN proposal, presented to the Security Council last month, which calls for the establishment of a unified interim Government to oversee […]

Washington urges Abdulhamid Dbeibah to engage discussions with PM-designate to avoid violence escalation

The US ambassador to Libya Thursday called on outgoing Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah to engage discussions with Fathi Bashagha, designated by the parliament last month, to avoid the escalation of violence, the US mission in Libya said in a statement. Ambassador Richard Norland travelled Wednesday to Tripoli for consultations with various Libyan top officials […]

Economic headwinds: foreign debt and inflation cloud Kenya’s presidential polls

As Kenyans head to the polls on August 9, East Africa’s largest economy could be headed for tough times. With the country’s currency having depreciated sharply, Kenya’s Treasury will face difficulty paying back its huge dollar-denominated debt. Kenya is among developing countries facing an economic crisis, according to a recent report released by Moody’s Investors […]