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Tunisia: President appoints interim judicial authority after sacking independent councilF

Tunisia's President Kais Saied inaugurated a "temporary" council of judges on Monday, which replaces an independent watchdog that he abolished weeks ago as he seized sweeping powers over the judiciary.  Saied had last month scrapped the High Judicial Council (CSM),...

Libya: Political impasse as rival authority in east insists on PM Dbeibah departureF

War-torn Libya's parliament rejects any "interference" in its work, its speaker told the UN envoy on Monday after she had offered to mediate in a push for elections. Stephanie Williams, UN chief Antonio Guterres's special adviser on Libya, had on Friday offered to...

Tunisia: Ex Justice Minister Bhiri released from house arrest, under investigation for “terrorism”F

A former justice minister and senior figure in Tunisia's Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, under house arrest since December, was released Tuesday but remains under investigation on "terrorism" charges, the government said. Noureddine Bhiri had been detained by...

Sahel: Mali military not ready to restore civilian ruleF

An envoy from West Africa's regional bloc left Mali on Friday, officials said, after inconclusive talks with the military junta over restoring civilian rule in the fragile Sahel state. Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, representing the 15-nation Economic...

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