UNHCR representative in Morocco François Reybet-Degat

Libya Has “lurched from one emergency to another,” Ghassan Salamé Tells Security Council

The UN Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Salamé pointed to the violence in the capital, Tripoli, that began on August 26 as shattering “the façade of calm that had prevailed since May 2017,” relaying that tanks and heavy artillery were deployed into residential neighborhoods, leaving 61 Libyans dead and injuring nearly 160. “Many of those […]

Mauritania: Veteran diplomat Mohamed Ould Hanani, reportedly named new ambassador to Morocco

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani Thursday appointed former envoy to South Africa, Mohamed Ould Hanani, as the country’s new envoy to Morocco, le360 news outlet reports citing a Mauritanian diplomatic source. The diplomatic source, however, said the appointment has not been announced officially yet. The Mauritanian embassy in the kingdom had been void […]

Algeria: Sellal and Cameron agree on economic and security partnership

Algiers and London have renewed their will to build a long term economic partnership between them at the end of the Algeria-UK Investment Forum in London. Around 500 British businessmen attended it. A closed door meeting between the Prime Ministers of the two countries also dwelled on areas of mutual concern such as security, terrorism […]