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Security | 2014-01-31
Security tops AU agenda
With Mauritania taking over the African Union leadership, attention is turning to the range of threats to stability in the Sahel.
Economy | 2014-01-31
IMF releases Tunisia loan
Tunisia’s relative return to stability and its new government have opened a door of opportunity for assistance from the IMF.
Crime & Justice | 2014-01-31
Morocco amends rape law
The Moroccan parliament just closed a legal loophole that allowed child rapists to avoid prosecution.
Terrorism | 2014-01-31
Benghazi gunmen target children of security officers
The son of a member of the Benghazi Special Forces was shot dead on Thursday night (January 30th), Libya Herald reported. His friend – the son of a c…
Diplomacy | 2014-01-31
Mauritanian named deputy UN envoy to Libya
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday (January 30th) named a Mauritanian diplomat as deputy head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL)….
Elections | 2014-01-31
Libya sets date for constitutional committee poll
Members of Libya’s constitutional drafting committee will be chosen by popular vote on February 20th, Libya Herald reported on Thursday (January 29th…
Energy | 2014-01-31
French president to visit Tunisia
French President François Hollande will visit Tunisia on February 7th, TAP reported on Thursday (January 30th)….
Terrorism | 2014-01-31
Tunisia, Libya in AQIM crosshairs
AQIM boss Abdelmalek Droukdel is now setting his sights on Algeria’s eastern neighbours.
