Young Libyans have mobilized for Saturday's municipal elections, the first time many will vote in the fractured North African country where polls have been rare since Moamer Kadhafi's 2011 overthrow. Although being held in fewer than half of the country's municipalities --58 out of 142 – it is the first election in a decade to be held simultaneously in both eastern and western Libya. Nearly 190,000 people are registered to vote in the areas where polling will take place.
Libya's Interior Minister Emad Al-Trabelsi has warned that the country is struggling with an estimated 4 million illegal
Mauritania has expelled hundreds of West African migrants in recent weeks, drawing condemnation from NGOs and regional governments. Many deportees,
Tunisia has withdrawn from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, a move condemned by rights groups as a
Marsa Maroc reported a net profit of over $130 million in 2024, an increase of 49% over the previous year.
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