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Libya: ’Libya not ready for democracy,’ Haftar

Presidential hopeful and head of the Libyan east-based army has told Paris-based Jeune Afrique that the North African country is not yet ready for democracy as the country marches towards elections later this year in a move to end years of instability. In an interview with the magazine, Haftar endorsed by the Tobruk-based House of […]

Morocco, model for alliance of civilizations- Senior UN representative

UN High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations Miguel Ángel Moratinos of Spain lauded Morocco for its efforts to promote dialogue between civilizations, cultures and religions in a world plagued by a rise of extremism and hate speeches. Moratinos is visiting Morocco just few days after a landmark visit by Pope Francis who was received […]

UN in Africa: why Mali and other African nations want peacekeepers to leave

Germany is looking to pull its soldiers out of Mali faster, in light of the looming end of MINUSMA, a United Nations peacekeeping mission — one of several UN missions operating in war-torn nations around Africa whose governments want them out, despite warning by experts of consequences and fresh security threats. Germany had deployed some […]