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Video posted by Sea-Watch International shows Libyan coast guard crashing into a dinghy with dozens of migrants on board. Rescue group Sea-Watch International has condemned European Union’s migration policy after posting a video showing a migrant and refugee boat in the Mediterranean coming under attack by the Libyan coast guard. …

The mayor of Libya’s eastern city of Derna has been detained along with other officials on suspicion of mismanagement and negligence over the collapse of dams that flooded the city two weeks ago, Libya’s attorney general’s office said on Monday, September 25. The attorney general’s office, based in the capital …

Hundreds of people have already been buried in the particularly hard-hit city of Derna. About 10,000 people are missing after the devastating flooding in Libya, said the head of the Libya …

Emergency workers have uncovered hundreds of bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna amid fears that the toll could spiral. Outside help was only just starting to reach the coastal city on Tuesday, more than 36 hours after the disaster struck. The floods damaged or destroyed many …

Hundreds are feared dead after heavy rainfall swept away homes and caused dams to collapse.

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has issued an order saying he must approve all secret talks after a leaked meeting between his foreign minister and the latter’s Libyan counterpart led to a fiasco. The premier has also said his ministers need to secure his consent before publicising news of any …

The evacuees include 55 men, 47 women, six children and four infants. The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday evacuated another batch of 112 stranded Nigerians from Libya’s capital, Tripoli.

Police have arrested 19 African migrants including Nigerian nationals over alleged involvement in prostitution in Benghazi, Libya.   The undocumented migrants comprising seven men and eight women were arrested when police raided an apartment located in a three-storey building on Mahdawi Street on Saturday, April 29, 2023.    “Police in …

Video Duration 24 minutes 57 seconds 24:57 There are fears the conflict could disrupt the precarious situation over the border. The conflict in Sudan has entered its third week despite the warring sides agreeing to a ceasefire. The rival generals are playing the blame game, accusing each other of targeting …

Police have arrested eight Nigerian nationals  in Benghazi, Libya over alleged prostitution.   The Nigerians, four men and four women, were arrested on Thursday, April 20, 2023, during a raid on an apartment allegedly used for prostitution.    “Police carried out raid in Bouatni area (Benghazi) targeting a dwelling used …