Libya has emerged as the highest crude oil producer in Africa following the drop of Nigeria’s output by 6.8 per cent to 1.23 million barrels per day in March 2024, from 1.32 bpd in February 2024. On the other hand, Libya’s oil output rose by 5.4 per cent to 1.236 million bpd in March 2024, […]
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The evacuees who departed Tripoli International Airport in Libya on Tuesday aboard chartered flight UZ 189 were expected to arrive at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, in the evening same day. The federal government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), successfully repatriated another batch of 147 irregular Nigerian migrants stranded in […]
A total of 143 Ghanaians who travelled to Libya in pursuit of better opportunities were voluntarily brought back home on Thursday night via a chartered flight. Comprising 137 men, six women, and five children, 21 of them had moderate medical conditions, including two who were wheelchair-bound and one suffering from blindness. This brings to total […]
Rwanda on December 28, welcomed 153 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya, according to the Ministry in charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA). The ministry indicated that the asylum seekers are from five nationalities, namely 82 Sudanese, 56 Eritreans, five Somalis, nine Ethiopians, and one South Sudanese. They will be accommodated at the Gashora Transit Center, where […]
Despite recent legislative progress, Libya’s political landscape remains fraught with power struggles, as key figures attach conditions to taking part in crucial talks, the UN envoy to the north African nation said on Monday. Abdoulaye Bathily, UN Special Representative for Libya, told ambassadors on the Security Council that the mood in the country “is ripe […]
The 25 survivors were taken to a detention center in Libya. The International Organization for Migration has said the central Mediterranean remains one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes. Around 61 migrants are believed to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their vessel was swamped by high waves off the coast of Libya, […]
Harare — The Libyan parliament on Wednesday, October 25, requested that ambassadors from countries that “support” Israel in its conflict with Hamas in Gaza leave the country, AFP reports. Since October 7, 2023 when Hamas militants began an onslaught that Israeli sources said killed 1,400 civilians, Israel has been bombing the Gaza Strip. The Health […]
United States citizens travelling abroad have been told to “exercise increased caution” in light of the heightened global tensions spurred by Hamas’ terror attack on Israel and the unfolding Israel-Hamas war. The State Department said in a new advisory yesterday, “Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, […]
Humanitarians delivering aid in the wake of Libya’s “unprecedented” flood disaster centred on the coastal city of Derna, have reached more than 146,000 in need, said the head of the UN support mission there (UNSMIL) on Monday. Briefing the Security Council, Abdoulaye Bathily noted the thousands of lives lost by the dam bursts which destroyed […]
Although the flood waters have receded, tens of thousands of lives continue to be devastated by this month’s floods in eastern Libya. More support is needed to provide aid to thousands of displaced families, rebuild homes and essential infrastructure, and help people cope with the psychological stress of the disaster. Entire families have been destroyed […]
More than 16,000 children are displaced in eastern Libya following Africa’s deadliest storm in recorded history the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday, highlighting the urgent need for psychosocial care. UNICEF stated that many more children are affected due to lack of essential services, such as health, schooling and safe water supply. “When disasters […]
As Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Libya begin medical activities in the cities of Derna and Susah one week after the devastation of Storm Daniel, Manoelle Carton, MSF medical coordinator in Libya, describes the situation on the ground and our planned response. What is the situation in Derna one week after Storm Daniel? “In […]
Harare — The residence of the mayor of Libyan city Derna, has been set alight as hundreds of protesters sought an explanation for the disastrous flood that occurred last week, BBC reports. Mayor Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi, has become a focus of public rage. Residents claim that despite the fact that they believe officials must have known […]
Many people in Libya have been left without fresh drinking water since the floods contaminated sources, but there’s a new danger if they travel to get water: landmines displaced by strong currents. Residents who survived the devastating flooding in the eastern coastal Libyan city of Derna were faced with the threat of displaced landmines in […]
London/Benghazi, Libya — ‘Everyone is still in shock. We still haven’t had time to process our emotions.’ People are looking for help wherever they can find it as they struggle to even comprehend the scale of the catastrophic floods that have torn through eastern Libya, says a doctor dealing with the crisis. Entire neighbourhoods in […]
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received on Thursday 14/9/2023 a phone call from his US counterpart Antony Blinken, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said. The call touched on the distinguished relation between the two countries. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the recent humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Libya after […]
The World Food Programme (WFP) has begun providing desperately needed food assistance to more than 5,000 families displaced by massive flooding in Libya. Entire neighbourhoods in the city of Derna have disappeared, along with many of their residents, after floodwaters from Storm Daniel caused two ageing dams to collapse. On Tuesday, food distributions, through WFP’s […]
UN humanitarians are working flat out on the ground in Libya, providing desperately needed aid to thousands of survivors of the flood disaster that has left thousands dead and thousands more unaccounted for. Disaster struck on Sunday when torrential rains from Storm Daniel led two dams close to the now devastated port city of Derna […]