Libya HoR meeting in Sirte for GNU vote of confidence

Sudan: UN suspends peacekeepers’ pullout amid crisis

The United Nations Security Council has delayed a planned pullout of peacekeepers from Sudan’s western province of Darfur.   According to a resolution voted unanimously by the 15-member body on Thursday, the United Nations-African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) will operate at its current size until October 31.   The UN currently has almost […]

Libya: Head of GNA expected to resign by week’s end

Head of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Faiez Serraj, is expected to step down by the end of this week to help form a new unit government next month, after the Geneva talks. Serraj will make the announcement by the end of this week, and has already discussed the move with Libyan sides […]

EU very worried about Algeria’s economic future, a 2019 note states; current situation far more explosive

The European Union has, in a confidential note, put the finger on the main problems of Algeria in particular the absence of economic strategy.   EU economists refer to Algeria as “a ticking time bomb” when talking about the “most unstable country in North Africa after Libya,” says a French expert in an analysis he […]