North Africa

Senegalese former minister to be appointed UN envoy to Libya

Senegalese former minister to be appointed UN envoy to Libya

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced his plan to appoint a former Senegalese minister to lead U.N. efforts to broker peace in Libya, Reuters agency reported on Thursday. The 15-member U.N. Security Council needs to agree by consensus to the appointment of Abdoulaye Bathily as the U.N. special envoy for Libya. …

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France: 13 organizations of the Algerian diaspora challenge President Macron

France: 13 organizations of the Algerian diaspora challenge President Macron

Thirteen Algerian diaspora organizations in a letter urged French President Emmanuel Macron not to ignore issues of “degrading” human rights and not support the Algerian regime, as the president is expected in this North African countries. In this missive, the Algerian diaspora expresses concern about the drift autoritarian and despotic …

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