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Sahel: Niger president says weapons from Libya fuel violence in SahelF

Niger President Mohamed Bazoum on Monday urged his country's allies to step up the fight against arms trafficking from Libya, which he said is fuelling the Sahel's jihadist insurgency. "The partners' biggest failure has been their weak involvement in the fight against...
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Libya: Rival central banks reach deal to reuniteF

Libya's rival central banks said on Monday they had reached a reunification deal, seven years after they divided as conflict tore the country apart. The original bank, which manages the North African state's vast oil revenues, had been severed in 2014 when a complex...
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Libya: Stephanie Williams replaces Jan Kubis as UN SG’s special advisor on LibyaF

American diplomat Stephanie Williams was appointed Monday as the UN secretary-general's special advisor on Libya, after the sudden resignation of the current envoy Jan Kubis one month ahead of a critical presidential election.  An Arabic-speaker, Williams served in...
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Libya: Son of dictator Kadhafi cleared to run for presidential electionF

By Hamza Mekouar A Libyan court on Thursday reinstated Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, as a candidate in next month's presidential election, the latest twist in an increasingly shaky transition.  Seif al-Islam had emerged in July after...
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