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Libyan factions agree on electoral Commission reforms in UN-backed Rome talks

Representatives from eastern and western Libya reached agreement on Wednesday to restructure the country’s electoral Commission during a UN-sponsored meeting in Rome, marking a step forward in efforts to resolve Libya’s prolonged political impasse. The Meetings of the Libyan “4+4” committee, convened under the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, agreed on a new framework […]

Algeria: EU backtracks in support for revolution as army, parties warn against interference

The European Union has denied it supports the revolution in Algeria after the army and several parties reined in the bloc and warned it against interference. Tension rose between the EU and the North African country end of last week after Marie Arena, President of the Human Right sub-commission of the EU Parliament, indicated that […]

Gambia: US announces financial sanctions against Former First Lady Zineb Souma Yahya Jammeh

The US Treasury announced that financial sanctions have been applied to the former First Lady of The Gambia, Zineb Souma Yahya Jammeh, who has been living in exile in Equatorial Guinea since February 2017. The wife of the former Gambian dictator is suspected of controlling many assets in the United States. The US Treasury Department […]