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The United States has demanded an immediate halt to an offensive by the Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar on the capital, Tripoli. The Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said the US was continuing to press Libyan leaders to return to political talks mediated by the United Nations. Four days of fighting around Tripoli are reported to have left more than twenty people dead: the UN says its call for a humanitarian pause was ignored.

Anti-government demonstrations are continuing for a second night in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and its twin city, Omdurman. Eyewitnesses say car tyres were set alight as protestors marched in several streets. Thousands of protesters have been outside Sudan’s military headquarters since Saturday, pledging not to disperse until President Omar al-Bashir resigns.

The British Prime Minister Theresa May has acknowledged that reaching a deal with her political opponents on leaving the European Union will need compromise on both sides – in a second public statement on Brexit in twenty-four hours. What is in store for another crucial week in British politics?