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Mar
07
2022
By The African Mirror
Burkina Faso appoints interim government

Burkina Faso appoints interim government

NEWS
THIAM NDIAGA BURKINA FASO'S interim president Paul-Henri Damiba has approved a new government that includes the same defence minister as served under former president Roch Kabore before his ouster in a military coup, according to an official decree. Damiba was inaugurated on Wednesday as transitional president for three years, after leading a group of officers to oust Kabore in January. They said they were motivated by frustration about mounting violence by Islamist militants. The new government of 25 ministers includes Defence Minister General Barthelemy Simpore, who has retained the position he held under Kabore, according to the decree. The appointment…
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Dec
06
2021
By The African Mirror
In new blow to Venezuelan opposition, major leader quits interim government

In new blow to Venezuelan opposition, major leader quits interim government

WORLD
DEISY BUITRAGO and VIVIAN SEQUERA JULIO Borges, the politician who serves as foreign minister for Venezuela's U.S.-backed interim government, said on Sunday he would leave his post, further weakening the opposition just weeks after it was routed in regional elections. The United States and dozens of other countries recognize the interim government, led by Juan Guaido and formed at the beginning of 2019, and consider the 2018 re-election of President Nicolas Maduro to be fraudulent. The interim government is not serving its purpose, Borges, whose differences with Guaido are well-known, said in an online press conference. "The (interim) government makes…
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Feb
07
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya power brokers welcome accord

Libya power brokers welcome accord

NEWS
LIBYA’S parallel eastern administration has welcomed the announcement of a new interim government to unite the country but added it would only cede power if the eastern-based parliament approved. Yesterday’s qualified statement of support - leaving scope to oppose the move later - illustrates the challenges that may face U.N.-led efforts to find a political solution to a decade of chaos, division and violence. Libya has been split between east and west since 2014, with the internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, and a rival administration in Benghazi backed by Khalifa Haftar's eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA).…
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Feb
06
2021
By The African Mirror
New Libya interim government agreed in U.N. talks

New Libya interim government agreed in U.N. talks

NEWS
U.N. sponsored talks produced a new interim government for Libya yesterday, aimed at resolving a decade of chaos, division and violence by holding national elections later this year. Mohammed al-Menfi, a former diplomat from Benghazi, will head a three-man presidency council, while Abdulhamid Dbeibeh, from the western city of Misrata, will head the government as prime minister. Libya has been engulfed in chaos since a NATO-backed intervention ended Muammar Gaddafi's four-decade rule in 2011 and has been split since 2014 between warring administrations in the west and east, backed by foreign powers. However, with many factions in the country afraid…
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