AFCON 2019

Libya: UN Envoy Confident Rival Governments Nearing Consensus

The Head of the UN Special Mission in Libya, Ghassan Salame, told the UN Security Council (SC) Thursday that the country’s two rival administrations have made giant strides towards consensus even though few issues remain unsolved. Salame in September unveiled a new action plan believed to pave the way to general elections next year and […]

Morocco, Belgium discuss security & intelligence cooperation to counter terror threats

Security cooperation between Morocco and Belgium were at the center of talks held Monday in Rabat between Abdellatif Hammouchi, Chief of national police & domestic intelligence agency and Head of Belgium State Security (VSSE) Francisca Bostyn. They discussed ways of countering terrorist threats regionally and internationally, particularly in the Sahel region. The two parties stressed […]

Algeria: Opposition party boycotts presidential election for harassment & unfair electoral competition

Algeria’s opposition party, the Rally for Culture and Democracy (RCD), has announced its decision to boycott the upcoming presidential election of Sept.07 due to lack of fair & free electoral competition and growing crackdown on political activists and journalists. In a statement published Monday July 8 by Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, the party leader, Othman Mazouz […]