France reopens Libya embassy after 7-year closure
France on Monday reopened its embassy in Libya after a seven-year closure as insecurity swept the country following its 2011 revolution, in another sign of a gradual return of stability. Its representative resumed operations behind a tall compound wall in a new building on the outskirts of Tripoli. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the reopening […]
Coronavirus: Libya to impose 10-day curfew
The UN-backed government in Libya has imposed a 24-hour curfew for 10 days to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The curfew will start on Friday, Reuters news agency reports quoting a statement from the government based in the capital, Tripoli. The country has 48 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and has reported one death. It recorded […]
Dr. Mahmoud Jibril, ex-head of anti-Gaddafi revolt dies of coronavirus
Dr. Mahmoud Jibril assumed the position of Secretary of the National Planning Council, and Director of the Economic Development Board during the era of Muammar Gaddafi, and after the 2011 revolution he created the National Forces Alliance Political Party.
Libya frees over 450 inmates due to virus fears
Libya’s justice ministry announced Sunday over 450 prisoners were being freed in a bid to protect against the spread of coronavirus in the wake of the war-torn country’s first declared infections. Judicial officials decided to “free 466 detainees from correctional facilities” in Tripoli, according to a statement by the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord’s justice […]
How we sold Nigerians into slavery in Libya —Suspects
A Kano based human trafficking syndicate which specialized in trafficking women from Nigeria to Libya for prostitution, has been smashed by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT.
How we sold Nigerians into slavery in Libya —Suspects
•We’ve lost count number of persons trafficked By Ifeanyi Okolie A Kano based human trafficking syndicate which specialized in trafficking women from Nigeria to Libya for prostitution, has been smashed by operatives of the Inspector General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team, IRT. Vanguard gathered that a 28-year-old mother of two, Nofisat Mustapha, was also […]
United Nations Libya envoy resigns: statement on Twitter
The United Nations special envoy for Libya said on Monday he has resigned for health reasons days after his latest effort at peacemaking failed to achieve a breakthrough in the conflict. Ghassan Salame said on Twitter that he had “sought for two and a half years to unite Libyans, prevent foreign intervention and preserve the […]
Despite disruptions in Nigeria, Libya, global oil demand expected to drop ―IEA
Global oil demand is expected to drop this quarter for the first time in over a decade as the coronavirus batters China’s economy, the International Energy Agency, IEA, said. It explained that given the abundance of supply, disruptions in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, members such as Libya and Nigeria are having little […]
Trump’s deal on Palestine: Dead on arrival
•What the Arab League, allies must do By Ishola Balogun The increased instability in Yemen, Syria and Libya underscores a need for a more realistic solution path to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one that is far from the United States President Donald Trump’s peace plan tagged “Deal of the century.” The plan which was handed down […]
Again 161 Nigerians return from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 161 stranded Nigerians from Mtiga in Libya.
NEMA receives 161 Nigerians from Libya
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received another batch of 161 stranded Nigerians from Mtiga in Libya.
Herdsmen weapons supplied from Côte d’Ivoire, Libya and Turkey ―Report
By Rasheed Sobowale Herdsmen attacking farmers in Kaduna state, Katsina state, and Zamfara state were reportedly supplied weapons from Côte d’Ivoire, Libya and Turkey. An independent investigative organisation, Conflict Armament Research (CAR) reported this in its newly published case study assessing the weapons used in herdsmen-farmers clashes in Nigeria. CAR report revealed that no lesser […]
Several countries have breached arms embargo agreed at Libya summit: U.N.
Several countries backing rival factions in Libya have violated an arms embargo which they had agreed to uphold a week ago at a summit in Berlin, the United Nations said on Saturday. Last Sunday, foreign powers backing opposing camps fighting over Libya’s capital Tripoli agreed at a summit hosted by Germany and the United Nations […]
World leaders committed to peace in Libya – UN
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that major powers are “fully committed” to a peaceful resolution in Libya after a summit in Berlin. World leaders have pledged not to interfere in Libya’s ongoing civil conflict, and have vowed to uphold a UN arms embargo. The conflict pits powerful General Khalifa Haftar against the UN-backed Government […]
Libya’s sides agree ceasefire after nine months of fighting
Both sides in Libya’s conflict agreed to a ceasefire from Sunday to end nine months of fighting, following weeks of international diplomacy and calls for a truce by power-brokers Russia and Turkey. The oil-rich North African country has been wracked by bloody turmoil since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising killed long-time dictator Moamer Kadhafi, with multiple […]
Putin, Erdogan call for ceasefire in Libya beginning Sunday
Russia and Turkey, two countries on opposing sides of Libya’s civil war, are appealing for a ceasefire in the north African country, beginning from Sunday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin “are calling for a ceasefire in Libya at midnight on Jan. 12,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday. […]
