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Quelle était l’idéologie de Kadhafi ?

De tout temps l’Europe était un continent déchiré par la guerre malgré ses grands exploits prometteurs. Mouammar El-Kadhafi maîtrisait très bien ses connaissances historiques – constatant que l’Union européenne apporta en Europe la paix et la stabilité, il voulut faire la même chose en Afrique, son propre continent. La seule …

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Spain, Seeking Better Ties With Morocco, Shifts Stance on Western Sahara

Madrid endorsed a plan for limited autonomy for the territory in northwestern Africa, but the change in policy was denounced by independence groups and could aggravate relations with Algeria. In a bid to ease tensions with Morocco, Spain has recognized for the first time a plan drawn up by the …

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Tunisia’s Supreme Judicial Council To Be Reformed Not Dissolved

Tunisia’s Supreme Judicial Council, the independent judicial watchdog set up in 2016 to ensure the independence of the country’s judiciary, will be reformed and not dissolved, the country’s justice minister announced on Wednesday, days after President Kais Saied ordered it abolished. Justice Minister Leila Jaffel made the announcement during an …

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Egypt wary of Turkey’s moves in eastern Libya

Ankara is expanding its influence in eastern Libya, deemed an area of Egyptian ​​influence. Following months of conflict and accusations between the two parties, the relationship between Turkey and the Khalifa Hifter-led Libyan National Army (LNA) has seen a relative thaw. On Jan. 20, Turkey’s Ambassador to Tripoli Kenan Yilmaz …

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Turkey’s central bank continues window dressing with currency swaps

Hit by a foreign reserves drain, Turkey’s central bank eyes fresh currency swap deals, including with the central banks of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Libya. Creating and managing perceptions seems to have become a high priority for the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as it struggles to ease Turkey’s …

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Young and Angry in Fezzan: Achieving Stability in Southern Libya through Greater Economic Opportunity

The Fezzan region of Libya is home both to the country’s largest oil field, making it key to Libya’s oil-based economy, and to some of its direst poverty. Young people have borne the brunt of the region’s chronic development challenges, making them vulnerable to recruitment by armed groups and criminal …

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Libye : entre Haftar et le gouvernement, une poudrière nommée Sebha

La stratégique capitale du sud est le théâtre d’une nouvelle lutte de pouvoir entre les groupes armés du Gouvernement d’union nationale (GUN) et ceux de Khalifa Haftar. Le tout sur fond de recomposition des alliances tribales impliquant les forces kadhafistes. La situation reste extrêmement tendue à Sebha, capitale du Fezzan, …

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Libye : vers un report inéluctable de la présidentielle ?

À moins de deux semaines de l’élection présidentielle, prévue le 24 décembre, la Libye reste plongée dans l’incertitude. Alors que la liste définitive des candidats n’a toujours pas été publiée, le calendrier électoral semble intenable, la campagne n’ayant même pas commencé. Décryptage. La campagne électorale de l’élection présidentielle en Libye …

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Gadhafi’s son shakes up Libyan elections

Elections scheduled for Dec. 24 are now uncertain because of haggling among Libya’s political factions. Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, late leader Moammar Gadhafi’s second son and once heir, will run in Libya’s Dec. 24 presidential elections. The High National Election Commission (HNEC) objected to his application, but a court in the …

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Eni And Snam Launch Partnership On Gas Pipelines Between Algeria And Italy

Eni and Snam have entered into an agreement for the sale by Eni to Snam of a 49.9% stake (directly and indirectly owned) in certain companies operating two groups of international gas pipelines connecting Algeria to Italy. In particular, the perimeter of the transaction includes the onshore gas pipelines running …

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