Libya
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:37:51 GMTLibya Firm Forced to Close Major Oil Field
[DW] Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said the al-Feel oil field had been shut down due to a group of people disrupting the operation. Disruptions were also reported at the Zueitina oil port.
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:11:49 GMTKhalifa Haftar Loyalists Suspend Participation in Dialogue
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- There has been mixed reactions following the decision by soldiers loyal to Khalifa Haftar to suspend their participation in the 5+5 committee. The military committee was set up at the Berlin political agreement and is one of ...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 07:30:49 GMTFrenchman Corentin Martins Named New Coach of Libya
[CAF] The Libyan Football Federation has appointed Frenchman Corentin Martins as the new coach of their senior national team.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 13:33:47 GMTSouth Africa Not Africa's 'Most Obese Country' - but Comes Close
[Africa Check] The head of a health consultancy claimed South Africa was "the most obese country in Africa". We took a closer look at his evidence.
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 06:47:53 GMTNew Tanzanian, Libyan Envoys Present Credentials to Kagame
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Wednesday April 6, received letters of credence from the new High Commissioner of Tanzania, Major General Richard Mutayoba Makanzo and the Ambassador of Libya to Rwanda, Ibrahim Sidy Ibrahim Matar.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 10:06:34 GMTIUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation Launches Call for Small Grants for CSOs in Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and Morocco #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation launched a call for small grants for associations from Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and Morocco running projects to su...
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 05:47:34 GMTLibya Detention Centres Remain Places of Violations and Abuse - Experts
[UN News] Many of Libya's migrant detention centres remain places of terrible and systematic abuse, that may amount to crimes against humanity, top rights investigators said on Monday.
Mon, 28 Mar 2022 08:28:51 GMTCivil Society Under Siege in Libya As Crackdown Intensifies, UN Officials Say
[VOA] Geneva -- U.N. human rights officials warn a deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya is creating a chilling effect on human rights defenders and other activists, who are subject to arbitrary arrests and other forms of government intimidat...
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 05:46:22 GMTHuman Rights Crackdowns in Libya Having 'A Seriously Chilling Effect'
[UN News] A deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya, has prompted the concern of the UN human rights office, which noted on Friday that arbitrary arrests and a campaign of social media vilification are having "a seriously chilling effect on hum...
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.