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The European Union launched Monday a new program worth €50 million, to improve the living conditions and resilience of vulnerable populations in key Libyan municipalities.
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Algeria’s Libya Problem
Algeria has a problem knocking on its door: Libya. A relative powerhouse in North Africa, a combination of political and economic issues has weakened Algeria in recent years, limiting its engagement in Libya while it dealt with its more immediate concerns at home. Despite these challenges, Algeria may step up …
Read More »Sharp decline in ‘illegal migrants’ entering EU in 2017
The European Union saw in 2017 the lowest number of detected illegal border-crossings since the migrant crisis began four years ago, the EU border agency Frontex said on Tuesday.
Read More »Migration from Libya down but threat of torture, death remains
Despite the European Union and Libya cutting a deal last February to prevent people from making the perilous journey to Europe, over 3,000 migrants and refugees perished at sea in 2017. A year later, Libya holds thousands of migrants captive under terrible conditions while others still die at sea, according to an Oxfam report published …
Read More »Secretary-General of the Arab Maghreb Union urges Al-Sirraj to call for Tripoli-hosted summit
The Secretary-General of the Arab Maghreb Union, Taïeb Baccouche, met with the Head of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sirraj, in Tripoli on Sunday.
Read More »Meeting the Libyan smugglers getting rich dealing in migrant lives
“Half of the people in Garabulli is still in this business; nothing has changed after the agreements with Italy.”
Read More »Ninety feared dead after shipwreck off Libya coast
Around 90 people have drowned after a shipwreck off western Libya, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Read More »Libyan Political Agreement is dying, HCS member says
The member of the High Council of State (HCS) Ahmed Lanqi said Monday that the Libyan political future as based on the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) has become feeble and all of its bodies will soon be removed.
Read More »AU: Over 13,000 migrants repatriated from Libya this month
More than 13,000 migrants have been repatriated from Libya since the beginning of December, according to the African Union (AU).
Read More »African Union’s 30th Summit reviews illegal immigration, especially from Libya
Strong cooperation with the African Union (AU) is essential for the United Nations to be able to fulfill its mandate, Secretary-General António Guterres said on Saturday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where the two organizations signed a new agreement to bolster their collaboration on range of global issues.
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