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Libya: Clashes in Janzour expose fragility of security deal

Heavy clashes broke out on Sunday in Janzour, west of Tripoli, between rival armed groups affiliated with Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah’s Government of National Unity (GNU). Fighting erupted after Mahmoud Boujaafar’s Joint Force stormed the Sixth Brigade headquarters led by Munir Al-Sweih, sparking a counterattack with medium and heavy weapons. The violence forced the […]

Morocco counts on domestic know-how for post-covid-19 economic recovery

Morocco Thursday unveiled its post-covid-19 economy recovery plan and has made reliance on domestic know-how as a cornerstone of the three-year plan (2021-2023). Moulay Hafid Elalamy, minister of industry, trade and digital and green economy, who was presenting the plan to the Moroccan employers’ union, the CGEM, indicated that the global pandemic, which has decimated […]

UNFPA Sounds Alarm Over Deepening Funding Shortfall for Sudan Crisis Response

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), on Tuesday, 9 December, has issued a stark warning that its humanitarian operations in Sudan are critically underfunded, jeopardizing essential services for women and girls. Speaking virtually to reporters in Geneva, UNFPA’s country representative, Fabrizia Falcione, revealed that only 42% of the agency’s 2025 response plan was financed, forcing the […]