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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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Sahel: Disasters hit Niger hardF

By Boureima Hama Few countries in the world struggle with as many burdens as Niger. The arid Sahel state is the world's poorest country according to the UN's Human Development Index. It faces bloody jihadist insurgencies on two of its borders. And now it is being...
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Tunisia: President Saied to re-write history, says revolt is unfinishedF

Tunisia's President Kais Saied said Thursday he would move the official anniversary of the country's revolution, a symbolic shift indicating that the revolt is unfinished. Tunisia's uprising broke out on December 17, 2010, when Mohamed Bouazizi, a vegetable salesman...
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