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Mali regime to miss deadline to return to civilian rule, postpones constitutional referendumF

Mali's ruling junta will postpone a constitutional referendum but maintain a previously agreed timeline to return to civilian rule, a government spokesperson said in a statement read to the press Friday. "The transitional government informs national and international...

Tunisia: President dissolves elected municipal councilsF

Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday moved to dissolve the country's elected municipal councils, seen as a key democratic gain after the 2011 revolt that sparked the Arab Spring. Saied sacked the government in a 2021 power grab, and has since scrapped the...

Libya: New hopes of presidential and legislative elections in Libya this year.F

The UN envoy to Libya on Monday announced a push to help the country organize presidential and legislative elections later this year. Elections were originally scheduled for December 2021, but were postponed indefinitely because of differences over controversial...

Tunisia: Police call head of dissolved opposition party Ennahdha for more questioningF

The head of Tunisia's dissolved parliament is facing a new police inquiry, his Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party said Monday, days after a string of arrests mainly targeting opposition political figures. Rached Ghannouchi, President Kais Saied's 81-year-old arch-rival,...

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