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Sudan gets new government as PM keeps finance

Sudan's new 21-member cabinet was sworn in on Saturday, with Prime Minister Moutaz Mousa Abdallah also assuming the finance portfolio in a bid to revive the country's ailing economy. Sudan has been grappling with an acute foreign exchange shortage and inflation above 65 percent for...

Libyan officials say unknown missiles hit Tripoli airport

Missiles were fired at Libya's capital Tripoli, including the city's only functioning airport, forcing authorities to divert flights to anther airport to the south, government and airport officials said Wednesday, less than a week after the U.N. brokered a cease-fire between rival armed...

Armed groups agree to keep Tripoli ceasefire: UN

Armed groups vying for control of the Libyan capital have agreed to set up a mechanism to "consolidate" a recently agreed ceasefire, the United Nations' Libya mission, UNSMIL, said Sunday. On Tuesday, the United Nations persuaded various armed groups to halt fighting that had killed...