Head of the Moroccan government Aziz Akhannouch represented King Mohammed VI in the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide. A remembrance event was also held in the national library in Rabat where participants recalled the atrocities against civilian Tutsis. In 1994, some 800,000 Tutsis were killed by armed Hutus tearing apart the […]
Libya’s UN ambassador, Taher El-Sonni, has voiced deep frustration over the continued absence of a concrete UN-led political roadmap for his country, highlighting what he called an unsustainable delay in efforts to resolve Libya’s political impasse. Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday, June 24, following a briefing by Hanna Tetteh, the Secretary-General’s […]
The extradition last week of Gaddafi’s former spy chief, Abdullah al-Senussi, from Mauritania to Libya has postponed the trial of ex-leader Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, that was due to start this September. According to Libyan officials, Saif al-Islam’s trial has been delayed for at least five months as Senussi could provide more evidence which […]
