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Lawmaker close to ruling regime in Benin under investigation

Benin’s Central Office of Protection of Minors has launched an investigation against Nougbognon Hyppolite Hazounme, a lawmaker of Union Progressite Le Renouveau; a party ally of President Patrice Talon, reports say. The office did not reveal the rationale behind the probe but Hazounme has been accused by his secretary of alleged rape. The lawmaker reportedly […]

U.S. Foreign Policy to the MENA Region: John Kerry is Turning a Page

Dustin Dehez The freshly confirmed U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, has only been in office for a couple of weeks and has already raised some eyebrows. Despite some misgivings from the foreign policy establishment, his first overseas trip took him to Europe and some key Middle Eastern allies. Most had expected him to go […]

Libya: Serraj Accuses Ageela Saleh for Sabotaging Cairo Talks

Head of Libyan Presidential Council Faiez Serraj has accused President of the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) Ageela Saleh for torpedoing talks with Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar in Cairo, reports say. Talks between the two protagonists ended with no real milestone decision on the future position of the Eastern-based army chief in the Libyan leadership. […]