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Libya: Russia adds weight to calls for political solution to crisis

Russian Foreign Minister Thursday told an international gathering that only a political statement would end the military crisis that has engulfed Libya early this month after eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive to take Tripoli. “We need to put an end to the ongoing internal conflict in Libya,” Sergei Lavrov said in his […]

Washington sanctions Somali officials for not meeting election schedule

The U.S. has imposed visa restrictions on a number of Somali officials, including regional leaders, suspected of obstructing the electoral process. This is in response to the missed deadline for the completion of Somalia’s long-delayed elections. The country’s National Consultative Assembly, which is chaired by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, has extended the deadline for […]

Morocco diversifies wheat suppliers in 2023

Morocco has diversified its wheat suppliers in 2023 to avert dependence on a single source and avoid the impact of geopolitical tensions on supplies. In 2023, Morocco imported 4.758 tons of soft wheat, compared with 5.27 tons in 2022, when the war broke out in Ukraine, sending prices skyrocketing, according to Morocco’s cereals agency ONICLE. […]