Politics Bound

Libya's electoral commission on Wednesday announced its rejection of the candidacy of Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi, to run in next month's presidential election. Other hopefuls still in the running include eastern-based strongman Khalifa...

By Armel Baily A French military convoy heading for Mali remained blocked in Burkina Faso on Thursday after being hampered by protests. The convoy, comprising several dozen vehicles, is heading for a French base in Gao in the violence-torn centre of Mali. It first has...

West African bloc ECOWAS issued sanctions against members of Mali's transitional government, including its prime minister, but not the colonel who led last year's coup, according to a document from the bloc obtained by AFP.  The sanctions issued by the Economic...

Libya's parliament chief, Aguila Saleh to run for presidency The speaker of Libya's eastern-based parliament, Aguila Saleh, said Wednesday he would run in next month's presidential election, after a military strongman and the son of Libya's former dictator made...