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Joshua Powanda November 3, 2020November 1, 2020 0 Comments UN, Ceasefire, Libya, agreement, GNA, LNA

UN Brokers Ceasefire Between Rival Forces in Libya

According to BBC News, the rival authorities in Libya’s ongoing civil war have announced an immediate ceasefire resulting from an agreement brokered by the United Nations (UN). The deal officially halts the violence that has engulfed the North African country since the NATO-led toppling of its dictator, Muammar al-Qaddafi, in 2011.

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Jasmine Ortega November 3, 2020November 1, 2020 0 Comments Israel, U.S., Sudan, agreement, peace deal

Sudan and Israel to Normalize Relations

In a deal brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the leader of Sudan’s transitional government, Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, Sudan has agreed to normalize ties with Israel after decades of belligerence between the two states, according to The Guardian.