150 migrants die in shipwreck off the coast of Libya

By CNN,

At least 150 people have drowned after their boat sank off the coast of Libya on Thursday, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) confirmed. Around 300 peop...

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Airstrike on Libyan detention center kills 40

By VOA,

The United Nations envoy to Libya says the airstrikes on a detention center for migrants outside of Libya's capital that killed at least 40 people cou...

Africa Union , airstrike , libya , migrants , United Nations

Italy, France spar over escalating conflict in Libya

By VOA,

 France and Italy wrangled on Thursday over how best to tackle renewed conflict in Libya as a bid by eastern forces under Khalifa Haftar to seize Tri...

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G7 powers urge Haftar to halt advance on Libya’s capital

By Reuters,

Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar must heed international warnings to halt his advance on Libya’s capital, Italy’s foreign minister said, as...

Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar , Enzo Milanesi

Ship reported hijacked near libya by migrants rescued at sea

By VOA,

Migrants hijacked a cargo ship in Libyan waters Wednesday and forced the crew to redirect the vessel north to Europe, according to Italian and Maltese...

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Aquarius ship migrants finally reach land in Spain after week-long odyssey

By AFP,

The 630 migrants whose rescue sparked a major migration row in Europe began disembarking in Spain on Sunday, after a turbulent week that saw Italy tur...

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At least 48 people dead after migrant boat sinks off Tunisian coast

By CNN,

At least 48 people died after a boat carrying around 180 migrants sank off the coast of Tunisia late Saturday, according to official Tunisian news age...

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Libya puts 142 migrants on plane back to Guinea

By VOA,

Libya put 142 illegal migrants on a flight back to Guinea on Wednesday with the help of the U.N. migration agency, officials said, as the North Africa...

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Unmasking the guarded life of Libya’s Mediterranean Knights

By Jacob Icia,

Eliminated guest team of the 2017 Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup, Libya, are comfortable with the platform the tournament offered them in preparations fo...

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Libya’s Mediterranean too mighty for the Heroes

By Jacob Icia,

lharaish Zakariah scored the only goal for Libya to seal a 1-0 win over Zanzibar in a group 'A' match at the Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos,  keeping the...

1-0 , at the Kenyatta Stadium in Macahkos , beat Zanzibar Heroes , CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup , Libya's Mediterranean , on Monday

Italy rescues 484 migrants in Mediterranean, finds 7 bodies

By Reuters,

Rescuers saved 484 migrants from boats in the Mediterranean on Saturday and found the bodies of seven men who had died in the attempt to get to Europe...

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Fighting between Libyan smugglers kills 22 migrants: IOM

By Reuters,

Fighting between rival people-smuggling gangs on Libya's Mediterranean coast has killed 22 people, the International Organization for Migration said o...

Mediterranean rescuers save 550 migrants at sea, recover five bodies

By Reuters,

About 550 migrants, most of them from West Africa, were pulled to safety from boats in the Mediterranean on Monday in five operations during which res...

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Five migrant bodies recovered off Libyan coast

By Reuters,

Five bodies of drowned migrants were recovered in Libya's al-Maya on Thursday (November 10) 30 kilometres west of Tripoli. The ten remaining bodies...

Western powers voice support Libyan PM in standoff with rivals

By Reuters,

Western and some Middle Eastern powers expressed support on Monday for Libya's U.N.-brokered unity government and Prime Minister Fayez Seraj's push to...

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EU to continue Libyan coast guard training after attack on migrants

By Benjamin Wafula,

The European Union will go ahead with training for the Libyan coast guard this week, days after a coast guard vessel allegedly attacked a boat carryin...

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Libyan forces claim capture of district from Islamic State

By Reuters,

Libyan forces backed by U.S. air strikes said on Tuesday that they had taken control of one of the last districts in central Sirte occupied by Islamic...

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U.S. bombs Islamic State targets in Libya

By Reuters,

U.S. planes bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, responding to the U.N.-backed government's request to help push the militants from their ...

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More than 120 migrant bodies washed up in Libya’s Sabratha in July

By Reuters,

More than 120 bodies of migrants who died trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe have washed up around Sabratha in western Libya this month, the ...

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Bodies of at least 25 migrants washed up in western Libya: Red Crescent

By Reuters,

The bodies of at least 25 migrants who drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean were found washed up on a beach in western Libya near the city of Zuw...