Politics Bound

Mali's prime minister on Monday accused France of having sought the partition of the west African country during its military mission there, the latest flare-up in relations between Paris and Bamako. In a 45-minute speech to diplomats gathered at his request, Choguel...

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...