Libya

Government of National Unity Tries to Restore Calm in Libya

Libya’s leader of the Government of National Unity, Fayez al-Sarraj  announced Sunday new moves to restore calm in a country with ever-rising tensions.The political move calls for the simultaneous holding of presidential and legislative ...

Neo Sithole·almost 5 years ago

Libya Migrant Centre Attack May Amount to War Crime: UN Envoy

The UN Security Council has failed to condemn the deadly air raid on a migrant detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli amid global outrage over the attack that killed 44 people and wounded 130 others. Earlier, the United Nation...

Joburg Post·almost 5 years ago

I Asked Young Eritreans Why They Risk Migration. This Is What They Told Me

Isaias was 16 when he escaped from Sa’wa, the military training camp for final-year high school students in Eritrea. His parents came to know of his whereabouts only a few weeks after. From Sudan he tried to cross the Sinai to reach Isra...

Milena Belloni·almost 5 years ago

International Community Urges for De-Escalation in Libya

France, Britain, Egypt, UAE, US and Italy warn ongoing violence in Libya is fuelling a 'growing humanitarian emergency'. France, Britain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United States and Italy have called for an immediate end...

Joburg Post·almost 5 years ago

Libya: Ongoing Atrocities Reveal The Trouble With International Military Intervention

It’s been eight years since the NATO-led military intervention in Libya. Many analysts consider the action a crucial step forward in protecting civilians from looming atrocity. But today, Libya stands further from peace than ever. Since ...

Michael Neu & Robin Dunford·over 4 years ago

Was the freak ‘medicane’ storm that devastated Libya a glimpse of North Africa’s future?

Storm Daniel landed on the Libyan coastal town of Toukrah in the early hours of September 10 and started moving east. Soon the wind was rising and heavy rain falling, forcing people to stay indoors. By afternoon the rain was clearly out ...

Mike Rogerson Senior Lecturer in Earth System Science, Northumbria University, Newcastle·7 months ago

Niger coup: Military takeover is a setback for democracy and US interests in West Africa

The West African nation Niger is under military rule following a coup in which President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown and held captive by members of his own guard. On July 28, 2023, coup leaders named General Abdourahmane Tchiani as the...

Leonardo A. Villalón Professor of Political Science and African Studies, University of Florida·9 months ago