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UN chief: Over 12,000 detainees held officially in Libya

By EDITH M. LEDERERJanuary 17, 2022 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Over 12,000 detainees are held officially in 27 prisons and detention facilities across Libya and thousands more are held illegally and often in “inhumane conditions in facilities controlled by armed groups or `secret’ facilities,” the United Nations chief said in a new report.

UN official: Libya elections could be rescheduled for June

By SAMY MAGDYJanuary 17, 2022 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — A senior U.N. official said she is pushing for Libya to hold elections by June, after the county missed a December deadline to elect its first president since the 2011 ouster and killing of longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

UN chief: Mali military must speed transition to democracy

By EDITH M. LEDERERJanuary 13, 2022 GMT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief urged Mali’s military leaders on Thursday to accelerate the transition to democracy, expressing “great concern” at their recent announcement delaying next month’s elections until 2026.