Bloomberg The ceasefire announced by Libyan rivals may finally unlock stalled talks to end a civil war which had shut oil fields and drawn in foreign militaries, according to the United Nations envoy leading peace efforts. Reciprocal calls to stop the fighting and resume oil production were welcomed by nations backing opposing sides in the conflict but there’s still work ...

Bloomberg Donald Trump’s re-nomination for president this week was supposed to be the celebration of what he considers a storybook political career. With a booming US economy at his back, the president would bask in the adulation of thousands of supporters at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, as he contemplated a glide path to re-election. But that ...

Bloomberg West African leaders may no longer push for Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to be restored to office after a first phase of talks with the military junta that has taken control of the country, an official said. The softened stance comes after envoys from the Economic Community of West African States met junta leaders at the weekend to ...