EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell

Serraj proposes to Haftar to name Prime Minister as transition drags feet

Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Faiez Serraj has proposed to his rival of opposed administration, Khalifa Haftar to name a transitional Prime Minister as UN-led reconciliation efforts between Libyans wane. Serraj, according to Italian newspaper la Republica, used Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte to deliver proposal to the Field Marshall. Conte, accompanied by foreign minister […]

Leading opposition party in Côte d’Ivoire to hold congress on Dec. 22

Parti démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI), Côte d’Ivoire’s main position party, will hold its national congress to elect a new leader on Dec. 22, four months after the death of Henri Konan Bédié, its longtime leader and former Head of State. The congress will take place in the native town of the founding father and […]

Isolated Algeria seeks Iran’s help as Trump applies ‘maximum pressure’

Algeria and Iran, two states in the same sinking boat, ask help from one another. That is the summary of a visit to Algeria by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in a bid to foster their alliance, amid deepening isolation in their respective regions in a context marked by Trump administration’s pressure on both countries […]