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Libya
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Antonio Guterres's top pick for UNSMIL head after Salamé resignation

Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed is the UN Secretary General's favorite for the post of special envoy to Libya. © Reuters

Mauritania's current minister of foreign affairs Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed is at the top of a very long list of potential candidates the UN is considering to head its support mission to Libya. [...]

Published on 24.04.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Libya
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Antonio Guterres's top pick for UNSMIL head after Salamé resignation

Spotlight | African Union, Libya
Sassou and African Union try to regain foothold in Libyan affairs

Inner circles | Africa, Congo, Namibia, Nigeria
Antoinette Sassou Nguesso plays queenmaker for African first ladies

African Union, Libya, United Nations
AU lobbying to impose African candidate in UN mediator role in Libya

Tunisia
Despite red flags, UN keeps bankrolling National Guard

Libya, Morocco
Mohammed VI has plans for his own Libya forum in Bouznika

Libya
Washington keen to keep control of UNSMIL

In Focus | Mauritania
Former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz faces a highly political investigation

Spotlight | Libya
With no Haftar-Bachagha deal, Tripoli fighting continues

Libya
Three candidates to replace Ghassan Salamé

United Nations
Guterres lines up his African staff