Libya
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 16:56:32 GMTNigeria Ranks 118 Behind Libya, South Africa, 15 Other African Countries On World Happiness Index
[Leadership] Finland has been named the world's happiest country for the fifth year running, in an annual United Nation (UN)-sponsored index that again ranked Afghanistan as the unhappiest, followed closely by Lebanon.
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 05:59:59 GMTUN Says At Least 70 Migrants Dead or Missing Off Coast
[UN News] Over the past two weeks, at least 70 migrants have gone missing at sea and are presumed dead off the coast of Libya, the UN migration agency said on Thursday.
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:40:40 GMTTensions Rise As Risk of 'Parallel Governments' Grows, Security Council Hears
[UN News] Amid a political impasse that threatens to see Libya fractured again by two parallel governments, the priority must be maintaining hard-won gains and fulfilling the electoral aspirations of nearly three million registered voters, the UN pol...
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:09:25 GMTEU, IOM Facilitate Return of 500 Stranded Nigerians From Libya
[This Day] The European Union (EU) and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) have disclosed that this year they have assisted in the return of more than 500 stranded Nigerian migrants in Libya back to the country.
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:43:37 GMTTunisia/Libya - Towards Creation of Joint Business Centre
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian and Libyan businessmen and officials agreed to create a Tunisian-Libyan business centre that will provide training and support to young entrepreneurs in both countries, on the sidelines of the closing ...
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 07:00:31 GMTAlgeria and Libya Are Unlikely to Plug Europe's Energy Gap
[The Conversation Africa] The ramifications of the Russian war on Ukraine are being felt across the world. The effects are likely to be particularly acute for countries in North Africa. The region is a major exporter of energy and raw material, and h...
Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:51:06 GMTUN - Dueling Governments in Libya Could Lead to More Instability
[VOA] New York -- A senior U.N. official warned Wednesday that the current political standoff in Libya could lead to instability and two parallel governments in the country.
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 05:45:55 GMTThree African Women to Receive Courage Awards
[VOA] Roegchanda Pascoe braved death threats while trying to ease the gang violence plaguing the Cape Flats community just outside Cape Town, South Africa. Facia Boyenoh Harris faced harassment while advocating for women's rights and protections agai...
Mon, 14 Mar 2022 03:27:50 GMTSahel and Ukrainia, Challenges of a Region in Transition.
[Centre 4s] The war raging in Ukrainia since February 24 is tragic in terms of its ensuing human losses and the massive material destruction that have already been done. It is particularly central due to the issues opposing the many states involved. ...
Thu, 10 Mar 2022 07:34:31 GMTUnited Nations in Libya Statement On the International Women's Day
[New Dawn] TRIPOLI, Libya, 09th March 2022 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- Today, the world celebrates International Women's Day, under the theme of "Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow", focusing on the acts of courage and determination o...
Wed, 09 Mar 2022 07:04:48 GMTResidents of Derna Unlawfully Arrested After Prison Escape - Human Rights Watch
[HRW] Beirut -- Targeted Unlawfully by Eastern Armed Groups
Sun, 06 Mar 2022 06:59:12 GMTNation Rushes to Replace Ukraine Wheat Imports
[IPS] Cairo -- Egypt is scrambling to find alternate sources of wheat after the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put supply to the country in jeopardy. This is especially urgent because the price of bread in Egypt has in the past sparked protests in t...
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:48:35 GMTParliament places Trust In Bachagha Govt
[allAfrica] The Libyan parliament granted its confidence to the government of Fathi Bachagha appointed two weeks ago to replace the cabinet of Abdel Hamid Dbeibah whose mandate theoretically ended on December 24, 2021. The vote took place at the seat...
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:20:22 GMTWhy I Don't Want to See My Mother - Libya Returnee
[Vanguard] Lagos -- A Libya returnee, Miss Tosin Omole, has narrated how she left her three months old son in her mother's care and headed for Europe, only to find herself in prostitution business in Libya.
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 08:55:32 GMTI Resurrected At My Burial in Desert, Libya Returnee Narrates Experience
[Vanguard] Lagos -- A Libya returnee, Miss Blessing Muhammad, has narrated how she came back to life while she was being buried. She was among the 128 stranded Nigerians returned from Libya.
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:41:56 GMTHigh-Level Seminar on Regional Reconfiguration of the Eastern Sahel
[Centre 4s] Paris, Niamey -- The 4S Centre and Promediation are organising a high-level seminar in Niamey on February 23 and 24, 2022 on the regional reconfiguration of the Eastern Sahel (Libya, Chad, Sudan, Niger) at a time of great danger for the r...