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The Latest Breaking News from Libya

Gims cancels Tunisia performance to protest against treatment of refugees

The Congolese-French rapper has cancelled his appearance in Tunisia after hundreds of people were ‘expelled to Libya’.

Al Jazeera

Newly reconciled, Turkey and Egypt could be a force for stability in Africa

The restoration of full diplomatic relations between Turkey and Egypt raises hope that cooperation can replace rivalry between these two regional powers.

Radio France Internationale

'God willing, we will meet again in Libya.' A migrant family's tale shows chaos at Tunisian border

A Cameroonian man who survived the desert crossing between Tunisia and Libya says his wife and daughter died and are the migrants that appear in a graphic photo widely shared on social media

The Independent UK

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UN chief calls coup in Niger 'disturbing trend' in Sahel region

In tonight's edition: Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum vows democracy will prevail after mutinous soldiers detain him. Amid Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal, President Vladimir Putin pledges free shipments to six African countries. It comes as Moscow seeks to allay food insecurity concerns caused by its invasion of…

France 24

One of Libya’s rival prime ministers returns to Tripoli on 1st commercial flight from Italy in years

One of Libya’s rival prime ministers has returned to the capital of Tripoli from Italy on a charter flight with a commercial airline, the first direct flight between the two countries in a decade

The Independent UK

Egypt's vanishing village men: Risking it all to get to Europe

Egypt now has the highest number of illegal migrants to Europe, lured by smugglers who charge a big fee for a risky voyage by sea. We interview families who had a loved one on the shipwrecked Adriana.

WEKU

Migrant deaths at sea: the real blame lies with policies created by European states

On 15 June, the overcrowded fishing trawler Adriana sank on its illicit journey from Libya to Italy, drowning hundreds of men, women and children. In response, states have expressed shock and sadness, and have moved to prosecute smugglers associated with the journey.

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Despite EU-Tunisia deal, Black refugees pushed out ‘at gunpoint’

The EU has promised Tunisia $280m in aid. But on the country’s frontiers, refugees and migrants are still stranded.

Al Jazeera

Crude Retreats as Libya Restarts Production and Chinese Growth Disappoints

August WTI crude oil (CLQ23 ) on Monday closed down -1.27 (-1.68%), and Aug RBOB gasoline (RBQ23 ) closed down -1.20 (-0.45%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Monday posted moderate losses on weaker-than-expected Chinese economic reports and the restart of crude oil production in Libya as protesters left oilfields Crude...

Barchart

Libyan authorities rescue refugees in desert near Tunisia

Dozens of refugees left without water or food in the desert after being expelled from Tunisia following racial tensions.

Al Jazeera

Crude Slides as Libya Restarts Production and Chinese Growth Disappoints

August WTI crude oil (CLQ23 ) this morning is down -0.62 (-0.82%), and Aug RBOB gasoline (RBQ23 ) is down -1.84 (-0.70%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are moderately lower. Bearish factors include (1) a stronger dollar, (2) the restart of crude oil production in Libya as protesters...

Barchart

Oilfields partially resume after ex-official released in Libya

Two out of three oilfields shut in protest over the kidnapping of a former finance minister have resumed operations.

Al Jazeera

Ministry issues warning after oilfield closures in Libya

The fields were shut in protest over the kidnapping of former finance minister Faraj Bumatari.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia recovers bodies of 13 migrants after boat sinks off coast

Tunisia is facing an unprecedented migration crisis, having replaced Libya as a main departure point.

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Crude Pushes Higher on Concern About Tighter Global Oil Supplies

August WTI crude oil (CLQ23 ) Thursday closed up +1.14 (+1.50%), and Aug RBOB gasoline (RBQ23 ) closed up +1.16 (+0.43%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Thursday added to this week's gains, with crude posting a 2-1/2 month nearest-futures high and gasoline posting a 3-week high. The action by Libya...

Al Jazeera

Black refugees remain trapped along border between Tunisia, Libya

Tunisia claims to have evacuated groups of refugees it had expelled to its border, but many remain.

The Independent UK

A Libyan court jails 38 human traffickers over the deaths of 11 Europe-bound migrants at sea

Libya’s chief prosecutor says a court in the east of the country has sentenced five people to life in prison after they were convicted of human trafficking over the deaths of 11 migrants who were on a rickety boat trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe

Al Jazeera

So thirsty they drank seawater: The refugees Tunisia pushed out

More than 1,000 people were bussed to borders with Libya, Algeria – and left with no food, water, shelter or way out.

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Al Jazeera

Tunisia rejects accusations of mistreatment of Black refugees

Tunisian President Kais Saied said refugees were receiving humane treatment stemming from what he called ‘our values’.

The Independent UK

A Libyan court sentences 3 people to prison terms over human trafficking

A court in the Libyan capital has sentenced three people to harsh prison terms on charges of human trafficking

France 24

Tunisian security forces deport African migrants to no man’s land on Libyan border

Tunisian security forces in Sfax have rounded up hundreds of people from sub-Saharan Africa, including children, and dropped them in a no man’s land between the Tunisian and Libyan border, where they remain trapped with neither food nor water. These forced deportations carried out by the security services come against…

Al Jazeera

HRW urges Tunisia to suspend expulsions of African refugees

Hundreds of people were rounded up from Sfax and driven to the militarised Tunisia-Libya border zone this week.

The Guardian - UK

‘It is like a virus that spreads’: business as usual for Wagner group’s extensive Africa network

Despite Yevgeny Prigozhin’s rebellion against the Kremlin, his military contracts are proving too profitable to lose

The Guardian - UK

Dodging imaginary bullets in Benghazi: Edgar Martins’ best photograph

‘How do you tell a story when there’s no witness, no evidence and no subject? After my dear friend died in the civil war in Libya, I realised this project was a way for me to process my bereavement’

Al Jazeera

Survivors: ‘Greek coastguard was next to us when boat capsized’

Two Syrian refugees recall their harrowing journey and pin blame on the coastguard for the devastating shipwreck.

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