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Migrants suffocate to death in western Libya

Eight migrants including six children were found dead on Monday after suffocating from petrol fumes while packed into a lorry container on the west...

Thousands drown crossing the Mediterranean

The International Organization for Migration says over 1,000 people have drowned in the Mediterranean this year. All those who drowned were attempting to cross over...

100 migrants drown in Libya’s Tripoli

Libyan coastguard officials say around 100 people may have drowned from a migrant boat off the country's western coast. The coastguard officials say they have...

301 migrants rescued by Libyan coastguard

301 African migrants have been rescued by Libya’s coastguard after the boats they were traveling in had engine failure. They were picked up near Libya's...

Libya: Suicide bomber kills 4 security officials

Four members of east Libyan security forces were killed in the city of Derna on Wednesday by a suicide bomber bearing a white flag...

Migrant rescue ship refused entry into Italy

Italy has refused to allow into its ports a ship conveying rescued migrants and wants Malta to rather accept the migrants. The ship is carrying...

Libya: U.N. sanctions six people for human-trafficking

Six people have been sanctioned by the United Nations for human trafficking offences and smuggling of migrants in Libya. The sanctions were imposed on Thursday...

Libya: UN claims of unprecedented fighting in Derna

The United Nations has claimed in a report that there is serious fighting taking place in the Libyan city of Derna. The report authored by...

Libya: Factions agree to fresh elections in December

Libya is hoping to hold general elections on December 10 should plans as agreed between rival factions be implemented without any disruption. The factions agreed...

Libya to return bodies of 20 beheaded Egyptians

Libya will return to Egypt on Monday the bodies of 20 Egyptian Christians killed in 2015 by Islamic State in its former Libyan stronghold of Sirte, a Libyan security official said.

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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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