Africa

Libya’s east-based army says it has killed at least seven Islamic State militants, including foreign fighters, in a raid in the country’s south

Moroccan authorities say police have dismantled a network of extremists linked to the Islamic State group who had been plotting suicide bombings

As white supremacist militancy has raced across the Western world, it has not spared South Africa from being swept up in the chaos. Domestic South African white supremacist movements both inform white supremacist movements elsewhere, and at the same time are influenced by global trends on the extreme right.

A l’issue de la rencontre de la Cedeao à Accra, l’organisation ouest-africaine a menacé la junte d’un « embargo total » si le pouvoir n’est pas rapidement remis à un président et un Premier ministre de transition civils. La junte affirme cependant que l’option d’un président militaire reste ouverte.

Libya’s Tripoli Interior Ministry announced Decree (1508/20) to create a mechanism and programme for the categorization and Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) of militias into the Ministry.

Dampening optimism, the delegation of the Supreme Council sent negative signals, including hints that the position of Central Bank governor could be withdrawn from the region of Barqa.

The head of the Government of National Accord said on Wednesday he wants to hand over power to a new administration by end of October

The Tripoli-based UN- recognised Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Premier Fayez Al-Sarraj announce his resignation in a televised speech to the Libyan people from the capital, Tripoli late on Wednesday.

Depuis que l’armée libyenne (GNA) a repris le contrôle de Tripoli fin mai, elle est confrontée aux mines antipersonnel et autres engins explosifs, laissés, selon plusieurs ONGs, avant de fuir, par les combattants de l’Armée nationale libyenne (ANL) autoproclamée du maréchal Khalifa Haftar. La zone est vaste et les mines tuent quotidiennement des innocents. Pour accélérer les opérations de déminage, l’armée libyenne s’est équipée de robots.

Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj is reportedly planning to resign from his post and take on a caretaker role in the Tripoli government, a move that could complicate prior agreements with Ankara and raises questions over future bilateral ties.

Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj plans to announce his resignation soon but will stay on in a caretaker capacity through negotiations for a new government in Geneva next month, according to officials familiar with his thinking.