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More Nigerians return home from crisis-hit Libya
258 Nigerians have returned home from Libya on Thursday night with the help of the United Nations migration agency International Organisation for Migration (IOM).This...
Libyan general’s forces lose 17 in push to take Benghazi
Forces loyal to a powerful Libyan general say they have lost 17 fighters in their two-day push to clear central parts of Benghazi from...
ICC prosecutor mulls inquiry on crimes against migrants in Libya
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor expressed alarm on Monday at the inhumane detention of thousands of vulnerable migrants in Libya and said she...
Libya rivals call for efforts to end crisis
The head of Libya's UN-backed unity government and a rival military commander said Wednesday they have agreed to work to end the country's crisis.Government...
Oil-smuggling tankers captured in Libya after firefight
Libyan naval forces captured two vessels suspected of smuggling oil from the North African country after gun battles lasting several hours west of the...
Nigerians stranded in Libya repatriated
Over 200 Nigerians who were stranded in Libya on Tuesday returned home via a flight in Lagos.They were 253 in total with officials giving the...
Air strike kills five in southern Libya’s Sabha
An air strike on a prison has killed five people in a Libyan desert town where armed factions have been fighting along a strategic...
Thousands saved off Libyan coast over Easter
Thousands of migrants have been saved from the sea near Libya during one of the busiest weekends of the year for rescue workers.
More than...
Hundreds of migrants feared missing after boat sinks off Libya
Close to 100 migrants were feared missing after their boat sank off the Libyan coast near Tripoli on Thursday, a coastguard official said.Coastguard spokesman...
Migrants sold and bought in ‘slave market’ in Libya
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday announced that its staff in Niger and Libya have documented “shocking events” of the trading of...



