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Libyan elections increasingly likely to be postponed

With two days to go, many Libyan officials agree that the presidential election, which is supposed to mark the end of a laborious transition process, could not take place on December 24, mainly because of the lack of an official list of candidates and persistent disagreements between rival camps over the legal basis for the […]

ECOWAS single currency launch delayed beyond 2027 deadline — WAMZ boss

The expectation for an ECOWAS single currency to be launched by 2027 is no longer realistic, according to the director-general of the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ), Olorunsola Olowofeso, who imputed the delay to the inability of all the WAMZ member states to meet all the required criteria. “The quest for a single currency by […]

Sahara: UN Chief determined to find successor to Horst Köhler

The UN Secretary General is determined to find a new UN Sahara envoy in replacement of German Horst Köhler who stepped down in May 2019 “for health reasons”. The remarks were made by Spokesperson for the UN chief, Stéphane Dujarric, during his latest daily press briefing, reaffirming that filling such an important post is not […]