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Libya: Parliament searching for Zeidan replacement

Despite the uncertainty over those behind the kidnapping of Prime Minister Zeidan, the head of Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood said that the kidnapping could be justified by the Prime Minister’s actions and ought him to resign from power. Zeidan has stated that political parties played a role in what he called a failed coup d’état. Speaking […]

Somalia’s president targeted in bomb attack by Al-Shabaab militants

Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on Tuesday when his convoy was targeted by a roadside bomb in Mogadishu. The bomb exploded near the presidential palace as the president’s motorcade was leaving the building en route to the airport. The militant group Al-Shabaab, which has long waged attacks against the Somali […]

Morocco hosts Libya’s first international economic forum

Morocco hosted the first Libyan economic forum where the UN-backed Government of National Accord seeks a bigger role of the private sector and closer cooperation with Moroccan enterprises. Some 400 participants mostly from Libya gathered in Rabat for the event as Libya struggles to rebuild the country after a devastating civil war. Organizers from the […]