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24 people travelled from Libya to Israel, and only 8 of us survived – Ghanaian narrates

Israel based Ghanaian, Kofi Marfo, has revealed that together with other Africans, they planned to make a trip across Egypt to Israel through the desert, but only a few survived. In a chat on SVTV Africa, Kofi Marfo mentioned that he began the journey from Libya with twenty-three people, seven …

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Gaddafi was taken out by foreign powers, look at Libya today – Mahama laments

Former President John Dramani Mahama has lamented the current state of Libya since Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown over a decade ago. Mahama pointedly accused foreign powers of taking out Gaddafi which situation he said had thrown the North African country into a state of insecurity. He stressed that Libyans he was sure …

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Ghanaian arrested in ranks of Islamic State-Libya operations – UN report

A Ghanaian has been arrested along with other African recruits in the ranks of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – Libya (ISIL-Libya), according to a recent report. The report dated February 3, 2022 was the 29th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team on the Islamic …

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Unrest in Libya fuels doubts over planned election

Tensions have mounted in Libya in the past few days, raising doubts that an election, seen as crucial to restoring stability to the conflict-ridden country, will be held as scheduled later this month. Armed groups overnight took control of the area near the council of ministers’ premises in the capital …

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Rare Video Of The Point Between Lybia and Italy Where The Mediterranean Sea Does Not Mix

Rare Video Of The Point Between Lybia and Italy Where The Mediterranean Sea Does Not Mix Pedawan.com has chanced  On a New video Circulating online where the Mediterranean Sea between Lybia and Italy do not mix Apparently ,the video has got Netizens talking considering the fact that the two sea …

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Blast kills two at checkpoint in southern Libya

A blast struck a checkpoint in the southern Libyan city of Sebha on Sunday, killing at least two people including a senior police officer, city officials and medics said. A security source in Sebha said the blast was caused by a suicide bomber who detonated a car bomb at the …

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More than 150 Ghanaians migrants back from Libya

More than 150 Ghanaian migrants have been brought back from Libya through the first charter flight of its kind since COVID-19-related border closures, the International Organization of Migration (IOM) announced on Friday. The 150 Ghanaians travelled from Libya to their homeland on November 24, and arrived at the Kotoka International Airport …

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Rival Libya government resigns after protests

The rival government in eastern Libya has submitted its resignation after a number of protests over deteriorating living conditions and corruption. At the weekend demonstrators in the city of Benghazi set fire to strongman Gen Khalifa Haftar’s headquarters. They also clashed in his stronghold of Al-Maj for the first time. …

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Germany’s Maas arrives in war-torn Libya, meeting set with Serraj

The visit by Minister Heiko Maas’ is to spur efforts to resolve the country’s long-running conflict Germany’s top diplomat arrived in Libya on Monday for a previously unannounced visit intended to spur international efforts to resolve the country’s long-running conflict. It is Foreign Minister Heiko Maas’ first visit to Libya …

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Libya’s former prime minister dies from coronavirus

Libya’s former interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jebril has died from the coronavirus, according to his political party. The 67-year-old contracted the virus in Egypt in late March and died at a hospital in Cairo, according to his aide. He was in power as head of the National Transitional Council during …

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