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Libya, Tunisia
Mongi Hamdi enters race for UN Special Envoy seat in Libya

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Mongi Hamdi, former Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Mongi Hamdi, former Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs. © Sergei Chirikov/EPA/MaxPPP

The former Tunisian foreign minister, who previously led the UN mission in Mali, has joined the list of candidates vying for the highly exposed role of UN special envoy to Libya. While he has yet to gain President Kais Saied's support, he has been backed by Algiers.

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