Mali: enlèvement d’une vingtaine de civils
Une vingtaine de personnes ont été enlevées mardi dans le centre du Mali par des hommes armés non identifiés, une dizaine étaient toujours retenues mercredi, selon de sources concordantes.
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In double game, Qatar plays Brotherhood and Houthi cards in Yemen
Reports of increasing activity of Qatari associations in Houthi-controlled areas to provide cover for financial and intelligence support.
Yemeni political sources have pointed to the recent emergence of a new factor in the course of the Yemeni crisis in relation to Qatar’s meddling role.
US Ambassador to Libya holds discussions with Egyptian Intelligence chief
The United States Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland, has held discussions with the chief of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS), Abbas Kamel, in Cairo, on the ceasefire efforts in Libya.
Mali : TRANSITION : Les ambitions inassouvies du colonel Assimi Goïta
Soit notre très cher président de la transition accueilli en grande pompe avait accepté de jouer le rôle de figurant pour cacher les intentions du chef de la junte militaire qui avait tenté milles et une fois de se maintenir à la tête de l’État malien, soit il se hasarde dans un jeu dangereux qui risque de faire tomber le peu d’espoir que beaucoup de Maliens ont placé en lui.
Le fils de l’otage Sophie Pétronin dit rester prudent mais garde l’espoir d’une libération
Au Mali, toujours pas d’annonce officielle concernant la libération de la Française Sophie Pétronin, enlevée à Gao il y a près de quatre ans. Pour ses proches, c’est encore l’attente. Sébastien Chadaud-Pétronin s’est exprimé sur RFI. Son fils est arrivé à Bamako, mardi après-midi, pour pouvoir être présent en cas de libération de sa mère.
Turkey, UAE Openly Flouting UN Arms Embargo to Fuel War in Libya
Flight data and satellite images show both nations using large-scale military cargo planes to funnel in goods and fighters to forces or proxies inside Libya, routinely violating the 2011 UN arms embargo despite political promises to abstain.
Egypt extends surprising help to US over Libya crisis
Washington’s active role is tied by analysts to the influx of foreign mercenaries in Libya and wariness about Russia’s growing role.
Egypt’s involvement in efforts led by the US State Department, represented by its embassy in Tripoli and the acting UN envoy to Libya, US diplomat Stephanie Williams, has surprised observers of Libyan political affairs, given that the US State Department is known for its support of Islamists in western Libya who are opposed to Egyptian authorities and Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, Cairo’s ally in the east of the country.
Morocco Says It Arrested Four IS-Linked Jihadist Suspects
Morocco on Monday arrested four suspects allegedly linked to the Islamic State (IS) group who were plotting “dangerous and imminent terrorist” attacks, the judicial police said.
Turkey and Russia’s deepening roles in Libya complicate peace efforts
Plans for a durable Libyan ceasefire are to be endorsed by diplomats from 15 countries on Monday, but the value of the commitments made in the virtual meeting are belied by signs that deepening involvement in the country by rival external powers including Russia and Turkey could complicate efforts to form an interim government of national unity.
Military appointed to key posts in Mali’s interim govt
A transition government tasked with leading Mali back to civilian rule was appointed on Monday, with numerous members of the military junta that seized power in a coup occupying key posts.
Following the bloodless August 18 coup that toppled president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the junta vowed to relinquish control and hold fresh elections.