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Ethiopian National Transitional Council October 29, 2012 Prime Minister’s Office 3 Kaplan Street P.O.Box 187 Kiryat Ben-Gurion Jerusalem 91919 Re: The Detentions and Status of the Ethiopian refugees in Israel. Dear Prime Minister Netanyahu, The Ethiopian … read more »
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Tagged Ethiopia, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Human Rights Watch, Interior ministry, Israel, National Transitional Council, Prime Minister of Israel, Refugee
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October 23, 2012 will be exactly one year after the Chairperson of the National Transitional Council declared that the Liberation of Libya was complete. A few days later the Secretary General of NATO, General Anders Fogh Rasmussen declared the end … read more »
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Tagged Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Benghazi, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, indepthafrioca, Libya, National Transitional Council, NATO, State Department, United States
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The Libyans clearly indicated in July what kind of government they wanted, and who should be in it. But things are not working out that way and the security situation is deteriorating by Patrick Haimzadeh Nothing is going to plan … read more »
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Tagged Benghazi, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, July, Libya, Mahmoud Jibril, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, Salafist, United States
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Libya’s national assembly picked former opposition leader Mohammed Magarief as its president as the North African country’s newly elected congress began its rule. Magarief, seen as a moderate Islamist, will head the 200-member congress, which will name a prime minister, … read more »
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Libya’s interim National Transitional Council has handed power to a newly elected assembly, almost a year after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi. NTC chief Mustafa Abdul Jalil passed the reins to the oldest member of the legislative body at a … read more »
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Libyans will vote in their first free national poll in more than half a century on Saturday amid fears that violence could taint an election meant to usher in a temporary national assembly and draw a line under Muammar Gaddafi’s … read more »
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Tripoli – Seif al-Islam, the son of Libya’s dead dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has not been transferred to Tripoli because the ex-rebels holding him have not been paid, Libya’s envoy to the International Criminal Court said on Monday. “The failure of … read more »
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Tagged Abdullah Senussi, Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, Tripoli, Zintan
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Tripoli – Libya faces the daunting task of vetting thousands of candidates wishing to compete in June elections for a constituent assembly, with several bodies involved in the process. “If a person committed a criminal offence or had ties to … read more »
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Tripoli – Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council on Wednesday criminalised the glorification of slain leader Muammar Gaddafi and his regime. “Praising or glorifying Muaamar Gaddafi, his regime, his ideas or his sons… is punishable by a prison sentence,” said the … read more »
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Tagged Agence France-Presse, Hague, International Criminal Court, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Sentence (law)
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ECOWAS has imposed diplomatic, economic and financial sanctions on Guinea Bissau after talks in Banjul on 29th April 2012 between Foreign Ministers of the regional Contact Group and Guinea Bissau’s political stakeholders failed to reach an arrangement to return the … read more »
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Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) decided on Sunday to keep the interim government in power in the run up to a June election, its leader said, quashing rumours of a reshuffle that has sowed uncertainty in the strife-torn state. … read more »
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Dakar – West African regional bloc Ecowas plans to send more than 600 troops to Guinea-Bissau in coming days with orders to protect people and institutions after a military coup there earlier this month, a senior Ecowas source said on … read more »
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By Jason Pack In today’s Libya, local is king. Yet, if the country is to become a functioning state governed by an elected leadership capable of empowering its citizens and providing an equitable distribution of its resource wealth, then, the … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, Cyrenaica, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Libyan, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, NTC, Sirte Basin, United States
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Bissau – The Guinea-Bissau army and opposition parties have agreed to set up a transitional body to run the country, ahead of talks on Monday with West African bloc Ecowas, which has denounced the recent coup. The news came shortly … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Guinea-Bissau, News, West Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Angola, Antonio Indjai, Bissau, Carlos Gomes Júnior, Guinea-Bissau, IndepthAfrica, Kumba Ialá, National Transitional Council, West Africa
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Tripoli – Libyan officials say Muammar Gaddafi’s son and former heir-apparent Seif al-Islam will be put on trial inside Libya and there will be a verdict before mid-June. Spokesperson of the ruling National Transitional Council Mohammed al-Hareizi said on Monday … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Hague, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Seif al-Islam, Tripoli
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Tripoli – Rival militia in the southern Libyan city of Sabha have reached an agreement to end clashes that killed more than 50 people, marking a fresh attempt by the government to impose order nationwide months after the overthrow of … read more »
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Tagged africa african news, indepthafrica africa news, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, NTC, Sabha, Sabha Libya, Tripoli
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Washington – US President Barack Obama on Wednesday held a previously unannounced meeting with Libya’s interim Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib and stressed the need for elections to go ahead in June. The White House said Obama “applauded the prime … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Banjul – Gambia’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld a request by the government to lift economic sanctions imposed on Libyan assets during the toppled regime of Muammar Gaddafi. The move restores tens of millions of dollars in property invested by … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Banjul, Gambia, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Kololi, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, Tripoli
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Sydney – Australia on Monday said it was “appalled and disgusted” by the desecration of Commonwealth war graves in Libya and was working to determine whether its own soldiers’ headstones had been affected. The attacks, on the British and Commonwealth … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Benghazi, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Craig Emerson, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Julia Gillard, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, World War II
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Tripoli – Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood teamed up with other Islamists on Friday to establish a new political party that is set to be a leading player in the country’s first elections since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in a Nato-backed … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Egypt, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Islam, Islamism, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Muslim Brotherhood, National Transitional Council, Reuters
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By Jason Pack The current situation in Libya can be best characterized as a struggle pitting the ‘centre’ that controls national institutions, the flow of oil, and billions in unfrozen assets against a marginalized ‘periphery’ that can challenge the centre’s … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Amnesty International, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Libyan, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, NATO, NTC, Tripoli
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s Libya marks the first anniversary of its revolution on Friday, the dozens of well-armed militia groups operating across the vast country have slipped well out of the control of the nascent government in Tripoli, making the country ever more … read more »
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Tagged Amnesty, Amnesty International, Gaddafi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Libyan, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, Tripoli
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One militia controls the airport. Others carve up neighborhoods of the Libyan capital into fiefdoms. They clash in the streets, terrifying residents. They hold detainees in makeshift prisons where torture is said to be rampant. As Libya on Friday marks … read more »
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Tagged Amnesty International, Gadhafi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, London, Misrata, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, Tripoli
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Benghazi – About 5 000 rebels have joined Libya’s nascent national army but more of the militia that have dominated the country since the revolution must sign up if the armed forces are to reassert their authority, the new chief … read more »
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Tagged Benghazi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Mustafa Abdul Jalil, National Transitional Council, NTC, Tripoli, Zintan
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Benghazi – One of the first trials for thousands of Libyans detained on suspicion of links to the ousted regime of Muammar Gaddafi is turning into a prime example of how ill-equipped the country’s justice system is to handle the … read more »
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Tagged Benghazi, Gaddafi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Militia, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, NTC, Wednesday
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Tripoli – One year since the anti-Gaddafi revolt erupted, Libya is battling challenges ranging from how to tame rowdy militia who fought his forces to establishing a new rule of law in the country. On Friday, Libya marks the first … read more »
Posted in Aurobinda MAHAPATRA, Daily News Wrap, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Amnesty International, Arab Spring, Benghazi, Gaddafi, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, NTC
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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son and one-time heir apparent of toppled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, will be moved to a Tripoli prison within two months and then face trial, the chairman of Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) said on Sunday. Three … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, Niger, Saif al-Islam, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Tripoli
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Niamey – Niger will not extradite Saadi Gaddafi even though the son of the slain Libyan leader violated his asylum conditions with “subversive” comments in a television interview, officials said. “Our position remains the same – we will hand Saadi … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, News, Niger, West Africa
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Tagged Al Arabiya, Al-Saadi Gaddafi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Libyan, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, Niger, Saadi Gaddafi
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Tripoli – Libya’s ruling National Transitional Council on Tuesday appointed an opponent of slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi as the country’s new intelligence chief, a member of the council told AFP. Salem al-Hassi, who was involved in a bid to assassinate … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Gaddafi, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Moussa Koussa, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, Tripoli
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Benghazi – Libya started and then swiftly postponed court proceedings on Sunday against 41 Libyans accused of helping Muammar Gaddafi crush the popular revolt that ended in his death last year, Libyan news agency LANA said on Sunday. “The decision … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Benghazi, Hague, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, National Transitional Council, Saif al-Islam, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
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