Berbers protested in Tripoli to demand that their language and cultural rights be included in Libya’s new constitution—and by some accounts invaded the Congress building.
Amid growing protests, Femen activist Amina Sboui and rapper "Weld El 15"—both facing criminal charges—have become heroes for Tunisia's secular opposition.
Ahmed Ibrahim, former minister of education and information for Libya, was sentenced to death for inciting citizens in Moammar Qaddafi’s hometown, Sirte, to oppose the rebellion.
Libyan protesters attacked offices of the Muslim Brotherhood's political party in Tripoli and Benghazi following the assassination of secular activist Abdelsalam al-Mismari.
A nationwide strike has been declared in Tunisia after protests over the killing of opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi, a lawmaker with the leftist Popular Movement.
The International Criminal Court rejected Libya’s request to suspend the order to hand over Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, son of the late dictator Moammar Qaddafi.
A UN mission formally took over from the African-led force in Mali—although most of the actual soldiers remain the same. France is to keep some 1,000 troops in the country.
A Malian government mission arrived in Kidal, stronghold of the separatist National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), days after the signing of a ceasefire.
Libyan Special Forces, army troops and protesters repeatedly clashed with a paramilitary unit in Benghazi called the Libyan Shields, leaving some 30 dead.
The International Criminal Court rejected a challenge by the Libyan government to the court's jurisdiction over Saif al-Islam Qaddafi, son of the deposed dictator.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said in Niger that the attackers who carried out double suicide bombings on a military camp and uranium mine likely came from Libya.
Mali’s government and the MNLA, at odds over whether army troops will be allowed into the rebels’ northern stronghold for upcoming elections, will resume talks in Burkina Faso.
