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27th African union summit kicks off in Kigali.
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Kigali, 17.07.2016(Lana) Libya is taking part in the 27th summit of head of states and governments with a delegation headed by Vice-President of the Presidency Council, Musa Kuni. A presidential retreat was convened Saturday which brought together head of African delegations in a consultative session unofficially addressing details to be presented for discussion during the two-day summit. With the kick off of the summit an African e-passport will be launched and presentation of the 10th report on African women will be made. Among items on the agenda of the summit are... Read more
Aqila and Al-Thani on Chad visit.
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Ndjamena, 17.07.2016(Lana) A media source at the House of representatives reported that President of the House of Representative, Aqila Salah and Abdulla Al-Thani began a visit to Chad. The media sources said that two conducted talks with the Chadian President Idress Debi addressing a host of issues. =... Read more
Constitution drafting commission officially announces end of drafting the constitution.
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Tripoli, 17.07.2016(Lana) Constitution drafting committee officially announced the end of drafting the constitution and presenting it to the public for referendum. ِAt a press conference on its website, the commission said the draft underlines unity of Libyan state and ensures no return of dictatorship in any form. The Commission said the constitution ensures broad decentralization through local government system, besides human rights, women and child rights and handicapped rights. Items of the draft underlined commitment to international human rights, and overrides law... Read more
Tanzanian former president to be the head of the African Union's mission to Libya.
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Tripoli, 16.07.2016 - Lana - Chairman of the high AU commission "Dlamini-Zuma" , on Friday , said that the former Tanzanian president "Jakaya Kikwete" , had been chosen to be head of the African Union mission to Libya , and he will start several negotiations about the Libyan crisis with Libya's neighboring countries , after the conclusion of the current African summit , which held in the Rwandan capital Kigali. Head of the AU high commission , said that all African countries had welcomed the selection of "Kikwete" , who served in the Tanzanian presidential post between 2005-2015 ,... Read more
US envoy to Libya participates in the Libyan political dialogue meetings.
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Tripoli, 16.07.2016 - Lana - The U.S. special envoy to Libya "Jonathan Wiener" , is participating in the meeting of the security and political meetings , which will be held in Tunisia , to resolve the current crisis in Libya. News reports quoted from "Wiener" as saying , that he had arrived to Tunisia to participate in the Libyan security and political dialogue meetings , adding that his attendance is to discover a practical steps , to pave a common ground , and to make the presidential council of the national accord government more active. Its noteworthy , that the Libyan security... Read more