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French ex-president faces 10 years in prison over alleged Libyan campaign financing

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is facing a potential 10-year prison sentence as his trial over alleged corruption linked to his 2007 presidential campaign continues in Paris. Sarkozy is accused of striking a “corruption pact” with the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who allegedly funded Sarkozy’s campaign in exchange for political favors. The prosecution argues […]

Libya: Washington pushes Haftar to end Tripoli hostilities

Washington has called on Libyan eastern military rebel Khalifa Haftar to end his offensive on Tripoli, ongoing since April. A US delegation of senior officials, among whom Deputy National Security Advisor for Middle Eastern and North African Affairs Victoria Coates, and Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland, called for “concrete efforts to address militias and extremist […]

African Countries Face Growing Pressure Against Declining Development Aid, Says UNECA

African countries, facing cuts to traditional aid budgets in major donor countries, are under growing pressure to mobilize more of their own domestic resources to finance their development, the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said. In a recent press release, the UNECA, citing data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), […]