Libya Unity Forces Take Control of Tripoli Airport
Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government on Thursday took control of Tripoli International Airport, which was largely destroyed in ...
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Angolan President Returns Home After Health Checks
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has been dogged by reports of poor health, has returned to Luanda after ...
UN Refugee Chief Urges Libya To Free Refugees and Asylum Seekers
The head of the United Nations refugee agency on Sunday urged Libyan authorities to free all asylum seekers and refugees ...
141 People Killed In Brak Al-Shat Airbase Attack
An attack on an airbase in southern Libya has killed at least 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to renegade General's ...
Libya Minister Says Rival General Must Accept Civil Rule
Libya's foreign minister said Tuesday a rival general must accept civilian rule in order to play a role in the ...
Libya Forces Advance On Last Jihadist Bastions In Benghazi
Forces loyal to Libya's military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Monday launched an offensive to oust jihadist from their last two ...
Britain’s Johnson In East Libya To Back Peace Drive
British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson held talks Friday with the head of Libya's parliament, a day after visiting Tripoli to ...
Libya Seizes Oil Tankers and Crew After Shootout At Sea
Libya has seized two foreign-flagged oil tankers and detained their crews for allegedly smuggling fuel after an hours-long gunbattle off ...
Venezuela To Quit Regional Bloc As Deadly Protests Continue
Venezuela says it is quitting the Organization of American States in anger at pressure from the bloc over the government's ...
Angola To Hold Election On August 23
Angola's cabinet said on Monday that elections will be held on August 23 to choose a successor to President Eduardo ...
Angolan Activists Jailed Over Election Protest
Seven Angolan opposition activists have been sentenced to 45 days in jail over a protest calling for transparency in August ...
Angolan Activists Jailed Over Election Protest
Seven Angolan opposition activists have been sentenced to 45 days in jail over a protest calling for transparency in next ...
Libya Govt Urges ‘intervention’ Over Southern Clashes
Libya's unity government has called for "urgent intervention" by the international community to end military escalation in its south, warning ...
Nigeria Court Unfreezes Millions In Ex-First Lady’s Fraud Probe
A judge in Lagos on Thursday ordered Nigeria's anti-graft agency to release one of several bank accounts frozen as part ...
East Libya Forces Prepare To Retake Key Oil Ports
Forces loyal to eastern Libya's strongman Khalifa Haftar said Monday they were preparing a large counter-offensive to retake key oil ...
Angola’s Heir-Apparent Vows To Target Corruption
Angola's likely next president Joao Lourenco on Monday declared war on graft in the notoriously corrupt country, as he starts ...
Rival of Libya Unity Government Says To Rebuild Tripoli Airport
The head of a former government announced plans Thursday to reopen Tripoli's airport that was heavily damaged in fighting in ...
Tripoli Residents In Daily Ordeal On Uprising Anniversary
Six years after the start of an uprising that toppled a dictator, Libyans in Tripoli see no reason to celebrate ...
Libya Still In the Mire As Another Anniversary Passes
Libya's transition has been bogged down by insecurity and chaos, leaving the country looking like a "failed state" six years ...
Alhaji Sinari Takes NDC Propaganda To Saudi Arabia
Alhaji Said Sinari, Ghana’s envoy to Saudi Arabia is reported to have told the media that New Patriotic Party (NPP) ...