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Libya: 170 Senegalese migrants repatriated

After the wave of Nigerians this week, 170 Senegalese migrants who were in detention centres in Tripoli have been sent back to their country. The...

EU border agency expects more migrants via Libya this year

The European Union should expect as many migrants crossing from Libya this year as last, when a record number disembarked in Italy, the head...

Libya rescues 120 migrants off Tripoli coast

More than 120 migrants including women and children were rescued by Libyan coastguards Sunday off the coast of Tripoli after their boat ran into...

Five east Libyan forces soldiers killed in Benghazi battle

Five East Libyan force soldiers were killed in clashes with Islamist-led rivals holed up on the edge of a recently recaptured district of Benghazi,...

EU summit seeks action-plan with Libya to deal with migrant crisis

European Union leaders are to meet in Malta to discuss plans how to stem the influx of migrants from North Africa and the Middle...

Italy arrests ‘leaders’ of human trafficking and prostitution ring

Italian police on Wednesday arrested four men accused of being the leaders of a human trafficking ring which smuggled people from Africa to Europe...

Blackout hits western and southern Libya

Men play cards in the light of a lamp as the city witnesses a break in electricity for long hours  in Benghazi. Photo Credit:...

Many migrants feared dead, 13 bodies found in Mediterranean

At least eight migrants died when their boat overturned off the coast of Libya on Saturday but the death toll may be much higher,...

Italy reopens its embassy in Libya

An exterior view of the Italian embassy in Tripoli February 15, 2015. Photo Credit: Reuters   Italy’s foreign ministry has confirmed on Monday that it is...

Chad shuts border with Libya, deploys troops amid security concerns

Chad, a key ally of the West in the fight against Islamist militants in West Africa, said on Thursday it has closed its long...

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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