Algeria: Bouteflika clan hands 5 year sentence in prison to former head of counter-terrorism agency

Former head of the Algerian counter-terrorism agency General Hassan was handed a five-year prison sentence by a military court in a behind closed doors trial. Abdelkader Ait-Ouarabi, known as General Hassan, was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of destroying documents and disobeying military orders. Gen. Hassan headed successfully the Algerian counter-terrorism department […]

Libya: UN Envoy Ghassan Salame steps down on health grounds

UN Special Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame Monday resigned from his position citing health issues, two years and a half after his appointment. “My health no longer allows this rate of stress,” the Lebanese UN official said in a statement. “So I asked the Secretary-General to relieve me from my mission, wishing Libya peace and […]

Guinea to charm Dubai investors at World Government Summit

The Republic of Guinea is seeking to raise more than $3 billion in funding from Dubai for projects under its Interim Reference Program (IRP) 2022-2025, Zawya reports. To meet the target, the West African country will showcase the projects at a Round Table of Donors (RTD), an event to be held on the sidelines of […]