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Cameroon, Chad truckers protest dangerous roads, govt ban on heavy-duty trucks

Hundreds of truckers have stopped working on Cameroon’s border with Chad to protest a ban on heavy trucking into Chad, which depends on Cameroon for 80% of its imported goods. Drivers transporting food and humanitarian assistance slammed what they call Cameroon’s refusal to repair the highly dilapidated road linking northern Cameroon and Chad. The strategically […]

Libya: Rivals Agree on Need to Abide by Lasting Truce – UN

The Libyan rival sides meeting in Geneva at the level of the 5+5 Libyan Joint Military Commission agree on the need to abide by a lasting and permanent ceasefire after months of conflict in the suburbs of Tripoli.   The armed conflict around Tripoli erupted last April when self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), led by […]

Tunisia: ‘Utter Change of Cabinet Detrimental to the Country’, Prime Minister

As Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi continues consultations about the formation of a unity government, the Tunisian Premier has excluded stepping down; explaining that replacing his cabinet at this critical time will be a “setback” to efforts achieved to face the country’s numerous challenges. “The current stage requires keeping in place the cabinet that will […]