The Islamic State has exploited the chaos in Libya to extend its influence. Libyan authorities have arrested an Islamic State leader suspected of having planned three deadly attacks in Libya’s capital in 2018, the UN-backed
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Libyan politicians have floated a plan to put together an interim government. The UN and other external actors should support this step toward breaking the country’s political deadlock. Libya’s political crisis took a new turn
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In a dramatic escalation of the ongoing conflict in Libya and its neighboring countries, Libyan troops loyal to eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar have initiated an airborne assault on a Chadian rebel headquarters situated in the
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The First Libyan Civil War was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were seeking to
At least 27 migrants found dead in the desert near Tunisian border, Libyan government says
At least 27 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have died in recent days in the country’s western desert near the border with Tunisia, Libyan authorities said. In a statement posted on Facebook, Libya’s Interior Ministry said
How will Israel’s diplomatic snafu with Libya impact the Arab world?
The meeting with Israel may be a controversy that undermines the Tripoli government and contributes to chaos. The fallout from the meeting between Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and Libya’s Government of National Unity Foreign
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Le Maghreb ne déroge pas à la règle des nations-civilisations qui veut que leur géopolitique soit forgée par l’histoire longue. Il a connu une période de décadence qui a commencée au XIIIe siècle et a
L’ONU : La stabilité en Libye menacée par la crise au Sahel
La stabilité de la Libye est menacée par les récents affrontements entre les milices libyennes, les troubles au Soudan ainsi qu’au Niger. L’instabilité pourrait s’étendre à ce pays d’Afrique du Nord riche en pétrole, a
En Libye, réunification des deux branches rivales de la Banque centrale
La CBL de Tripoli, qui décide de l’octroi des fonds aux différents organismes d’Etat, gère les recettes en hydrocarbures, première ressource financière du pays. La Banque centrale de Libye, séparée en deux branches, a annoncé,
Mali. Les djihadistes brandissent la menace d’une “guerre totale” et mettent Tombouctou sous blocus
De violents combats ont éclaté aux abords de la “perle du désert” entre l’armée malienne et le Groupe de soutien à l’islam et aux musulmans, qui empêche désormais tout ravitaillement de la ville. Une mauvaise