Niger conference displays solidarity with Sahel states
Delegates completed a conference in Niamey this week, intended to show solidarity with the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS). The
Turkey's intelligence chief, Ibrahim Kalin, visited Libya on Thursday, meeting Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah and other officials as efforts intensify to resolve the political deadlock crippling the country’s oil exports. A Turkish security source confirmed the visit on Friday. Dbeibah leads Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Unity, backed by Turkey. The ongoing political impasse threatens to unravel four years of relative stability in the oil-rich nation, prompting renewed diplomatic efforts.
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