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Libya

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 05:45:55 GMT
Three 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 GMT
Sahel 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 GMT
United 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 GMT
Residents 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 GMT
Nation 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 GMT
Parliament 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 GMT
Why 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 GMT
I 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 GMT
High-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...

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 18:27:52 GMT
Survivors on Rescue Ship Ocean Viking Urgently Need to Disembark in a Place of Safety
[IFRC] Marseille/Geneva/Budapest -- Since Monday, 14 February, the Ocean Viking has been waiting with 247 rescued people on board to be assigned a place of safety. Despite 5 requests to the relevant maritime authorities, the ship has yet to receive i...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:40:33 GMT
The Weaponisation of Libya's Elections
[IPS] Tripoli -- Libya was supposed to hold elections early this year. Instead, it now has two rival political administrations -- a return of the divisions of the past.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:41:41 GMT
Libya's Parliament Prepares for Vote of Confidence in New Government
[VOA] Cairo -- As Libya's parliament, which meets in the eastern city of Tobruk, prepares to approve a new national unity government next week, the country's High Council of State says that the parliament should have consulted it before removing outg...

Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:43:54 GMT
Libya's Political Divide Widens As Rival PMs Vie for Power
[RFI] Libya's western-based administration has upheld a decision by lawmakers in the country's east to appoint a new prime minister, effectively creating two rival heads of government. The UN has urged all sides to preserve calm "as an absolute prior...



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