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Libya: Parliament speaker Aguila Saleh calls for new governmentF

Libya's parliamentary speaker called Monday for a new interim government to be established in the capital Tripoli, noting that the current executive has outlived its mandate. A presidential election was due to take place on December 24, followed by legislative polls,...
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Dirty politics: Scandal in Algeria after ex-private secretary of late army chief accuses current chief of drug and arms traffickingF

On Sunday, 9 January 2022, Guermit Bounouira, former private secretary of the late army chief General Ahmed Gaïd Salah, leaked on social media videos filmed from within the highly secured military prison of Blida. Videos presented as two parts of a long and damning...
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Sahel: Political impasse in Mali as opposition groups and junta disagree on transition detailsF

A major coalition of Malian political parties on Sunday rejected the military-dominated government's plan for a transition lasting up to five years before the country returns to democratic rule. The army has dominated landlocked and conflict-wracked Mali since August...
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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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