Sahel conflict

Mali will form a new government after the country's interim president and prime minister's resignation as part of a mediation effort on Wednesday, after they were arrested in a blatant second military coup in nine months, a top aide said. President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, tasked with directing the return to civilian rule after a coup last August, had been held since Monday and resigned "before the mediator," said Baba Cisse, special adviser to junata boss Assimi Goita. Cisse said…

Joey Hood, the highest-ranking US official to go to the Libyan capital Tripoli since 2014, on Tuesday known as for the removing of international fighters and the total implementation of the ceasefire, because the war-torn nation leads the December elections below an interim authorities. In an illustration of assist for Libya's transitional authorities, the senior US State Division official held talks with Libyan officers and reiterated Washington's assist. "America opposes all army escalation and all…