Briefs Bound

Libya: Ousting of Bashagha signals possible path to reconciliationF

Arezki’s Opinion By Rim Taher: Oil-rich but war-scarred Libya has for years been ruled by two rival governments, but now some analysts see faint signs of progress toward reconciliation between them.  They point to discord within one of the camps, based in the east and...
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Algeria: Regime rearrests opposition figure Karim TabbouF

Arezki’s Opinion Algerian opposition figure Karim Tabbou has been taken into custody for unknown reasons, reports said Wednesday, with his brother saying plainclothes police officers had detained him at his home. Tabbou, 48, was one of the most recognisable faces...
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Sahel: Another bloody Sunday in Burkina FasoF

More than a dozen people, thought to be mostly shepherds, have been killed in an attack in eastern Burkina Faso, security and local sources told AFP on Monday. On Sunday "several dozen terrorists attacked the outskirts of Kompienga" -- the capital of the province of...
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Mauritania: Ruling party wins legislative and local elections, opposition claims “massive fraud”F

Mauritania Elections By Hademine Ould Sadi: The ruling party in Mauritania scored a comfortable victory in last week's legislative and local elections, according to official results on Sunday, a litmus test for the veteran head of state ahead of next year's...
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