Politics Bound

Mali's popular opposition movement has rejected a charter for a transition government backed by the army officers who ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The military junta backed an arrangement for an 18-month transition government on Saturday, after a three-day...

Benghazi, Libya, Sept 14, 2020 - The head of Libya's parallel government installed in the country's east has handed in his resignation following street protests against corruption and falling living standards that turned violent, his spokesman said Monday. Abdallah...

Timbuktu, Mali, Sept 14, 2020 - Malian army lieutenant Abdoul Kadri leads a patrol through the bustling streets of the desert city of Timbuktu, gun by his side. The concerns of the capital Bamako, still reeling after last month's military coup that ousted president...

Delegates from rival Libyan administrations on Thursday agreed at talks in Morocco on criteria for appointments to their country's key institutions, a joint statement said. They also agreed to pause the talks and resume discussions during the last week of September,...