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Libya: Serraj & Haftar Reach Timid Agreement on Elections in 2018

Egyptian diplomacy failed Tuesday to snatch a bold and promising agreement between Head of Libyan Presidency Council Faiez Serraj and self-style Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar to end the political deadlock. The talks in Cairo only hashed out agreements for fresh parliamentary and presidential elections to be held by February 2018, reports say. Direct talks between […]

Tunisia: Prime Minister Chahed forsakes French nationality ahead of Presidential elections

Tunisia’s Prime Minister and Presidential Hopeful Tuesday announced he has renounced his French nationality, less than one month before September 15 presidential elections.   “Like hundreds of thousands of Tunisians who lived and worked abroad, I had a second nationality that I have renounced before submitting my bid for the elections,” Youssef Chahed said in […]

Mali under threat of sanctions after ‘forced’ resignation of President, PM

The forced resignations of President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane on Wednesday, May 26, were not to the liking of the international mediation team, led by ECOWAS, which had already mentioned possible sanctions. No decision has yet been announced, but sanctions could be adopted quickly. Colonel Assimi Goita – acting Vice President – […]