Politics Bound

Libya's parliament on Monday began hearings of hopefuls to replace interim prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah, a process that could spark new east-west power struggles in the troubled North African nation. Dbeibah's government took power a year ago with a mandate to...

Opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied have condemned his "illegal" decision to dissolve the country's top judicial watchdog, a move experts warned Monday is part of a slide towards autocracy. Tunisia had been lauded as a rare democratic success story following...

By Aymen Jamli and Francoise Kadri Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday dissolved a top independent judicial watchdog, accusing it of bias in his latest controversial move since he sacked the government last year. Saied has broadened his grip on power since July...

Mali's military-dominated authorities on Saturday published a bill designed to further shore up the powers of junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita. The text, adopted by a cabinet meeting late Friday, provides for the "abolishment of the post of vice-president (of the...