Africa Libya MSF has called for speeding up the evacuation of the most vulnerable migrants stranded in Libya to safe countries; there are currently an estimated 600.000 migrants in Libya subjected to confinement and enslavement
Africa Libya The head of Libya's High Council of State, Khalid Al-Mishri, will meet with UN Special Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, in Cairo, Egypt
Africa Libya The first skatepark in Tripoli was inaugurated; funded by the US Embassy it was built by the NGO Make Life Skate Life with the help of volunteers from around the world
Africa Libya The political, economic and security stalemate in Libya continues despite UN efforts, as UN chief of political affairs told the Security Council, adding that human rights have also deteriorated
Africa Libya 56 Libyan students will be trained for Italian at Ca' Foscari University in Venice, Italy; the Ministry of Education also emphasised its intention to teach Italian in Libya in the coming years
Africa Libya Armed clashes, damaged storage tanks and political protests at key ports have hampered Libya's ability to export oil, cutting shipments to their lowest level since October 2020
Africa Libya UNHCR has welcomed the release of 35 migrants, including women and children, from a detention centre in the Libyan capital Tripoli, with the agency estimating that it has secured the release of 129 people from detention so far this year
Africa Libya 25 Libyan paediatric patients with serious illnesses will be treated at Bambino Gesù Hospital, Italy under a new agreement worth €2,4 million
Africa Libya PM-designate Bashagha said recently that he has a "very strong relationship" with Turkey, adding that some lawmakers from the Tobruk-based House of Representatives have offered to visit the country to clarify the situation in Libya
Africa Libya The city of Qaser El-Haj organized the Libyan couscous festival, with the aim of creating the world's biggest couscous dish, prepared by 15 of Libya's best chefs using 2.500kg of couscous in one giant dish
Africa Libya The Turkish-Libyan Business Council predicts that Libya's trade volume with Turkey will reach $15 billion within 5 years; in February alone, Turkish exports to the country amounted to $265,5 million
Africa Libya According to a recent UN report, the country and its coastline have become an important outlet for drug trafficking, used as both a point of arrival and a transit territory to sub-Saharan African countries and Europe
Africa Libya Libya's High Council of State has rejected the constitutional amendment and change of executive power, which were approved by the Libyan House of Representatives in Tobruk