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Mugabe, Zenawi, Bashir, Afwerki, Mubarak, Biya… World’s worst despots list
A United States based think tank, Foreign Policy/Fund for Peace has ranked President Mugabe as the second worse despots in the world after...
Libya: Gaddafi coerces Europe
A Swiss businessman Max Göldi who had been held in a Libyan jail since July 2008, following the arrest of Hannibal, son of Muammar...
Joint statement by High Representative Catherine Ashton and Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström on the release of Max Göldi
High Representative/Vice President Catherine Ashton and Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström issued the following statement today on the release of Max Göldi.
"We welcome the...
Morocco: North Africans renew support to Palestinians
After several spontaneous demonstrations that took place around Europe and Africa, more than 50,000 demonstrators took to the streets of Rabat, Monday, in support...
Libyan crash leaves one survivor, ash cloud causes “unlikely”
At least one hundred and four people, including 93 passengers and 11 crew members have perished in a plane crash involving Libya's Afriqiyah airlines....
Call for Action to Thwart Bid by Libya, and other notorious human rights abusers, to join UN Human Rights Council
Two UN watchdog organizations today urged the United Nations General Assembly to reject five candidates for the United Nations Human Rights Council- Libya, as...
Egypt leads African countries to recover ancient treasures
Egypt, under the leadership of Zahi Hawass, the Egyptian Supreme Leader, is determined to recover its ancient treasures scattered throughout the world. The case,...
Nigeria – Libya row: Liberia’s President Johnson Sirleaf intervenes
Liberia’s President Ms. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has moved to broker peace between Nigeria and Libya following a strain in diplomatic relations after Libyan Leader...
Libya – Nigeria: Diplomatic ties worsen
Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi has responded to Nigerians criticisms of his suggestions and insinuations that Nigeria should split on religious and ethnic lines in...
Terrorism in Africa: Best way forward is economic development
Representatives from seven African countries met, Tuesday, March 16, in Algiers to assess the security situation in the Sahel-Saharan region. Participants at the conference...
Nigerians condemn Gaddafi’s call for Christian Muslim split
Nigerians have reacted to Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi's call on the Nigerian state to split on religions lines following the conflicts between Christians...
Sudan-Eritrea strengthen ties against UN Eritrea sanctions
The Khartoum government of northern Sudan has moved to strengthen alliances with Eritrea by condemning the United Nations sanctions on Eritrea, which came after...
Second U.S. Science Envoy Begins Travel to North Africa
U.S. Science Envoy Dr. Zerhouni, M.D., arrived in Morocco today on a two-week trip to North Africa that will include visits to Algeria, Tunisia,...
Libya: Gaddafi declares Jihad on Switzerland
Libya’s president Mr. Muammar Gaddafi has called on all Muslims to shun Switzerland and begin a jihad against the Alpine nation. The antagonism is...
Tunisia-led pro-Libya proposal for AU chair may split Africa
The rotating regional chairmanship of the 53-nation African Union (AU) has been hit by a dilemma of unparalleled complexity as Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's...
Ethiopian PM surprised by Libyan dissent over Eritrea sanctions
Ethiopian Premier has hailed the United Nations sanctions against Eritrea and expressed surprise over Libya’s dissent, while indicating that China’s position is the best...
EU must demand investigation of Libyan human rights advocate’s death
The American Jewish Committee urged the European Union to press for an independent investigation into the death of a leading Libyan human rights advocate,...
Egypt-Algeria-Libya: Gaddafi to mediate in football row
Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has agreed to calm tensions between Algeria and Egypt in an increasingly heated row over their football World Cup...
South Africa-Libya: SA to expand Agriculture in Libya
According to AllAfrica, a group of South African farmers arrived in Libya yesterday to help revive commercial agriculture in the oil-rich country. Libya imports...
Libya-Switzerland: Hannibal Gaddafi will be judged by a court of arbitration
According to Afrique En Ligne, the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi received Wednesday in New York (USA) Hans-Rudolf Merz, President of the Swiss Confederation. The...
Libya celebrates Gaddafi, West infuriated
Western leaders have refrained from attending the elaborate celebration of Muammar Gaddafi’s 40 years leadership of Libya. A military parade comprising soldiers from...
Al-Megrahi: Why Libyans gave him a hero’s welcome
Abdel Basset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi was jailed in 2001 for the Lockerbie bombing. The UK and US governments have described his release and eventual...
Scotland and US struggle over the release of Libyan Lockerbie bomber
The fate of a Libyan officer, Abdelbasset al-Megrahi, imprisoned for his involvement in the 1988 Lockerbie bombings, is in the hands of the Scottish...
Gaddafi, African Union chairman accused of collaborating with Italy against Africans…
Libyan Leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi and current chairman of the African Union, has compared the US to al-Qeada, accused the international community of ignoring...
US embassy in Tripoli, Libya re-opens visa section
The US Embassy in Libya on Thursday re-opened a visa section exclusively for Libyans in its consular office in the country's capital, Tripoli, sources...
Illegal Immigration: 300 missing in shipwreck off the coast of Libya
Three hundred people were reported missing when a boat, carrying illegal immigrants to Europe, sunk off the coast of Libya, Sunday. Some 23 people...
Ethiopia – Libya : Omar el-Bashir travels to Libya and Ethiopia
Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir, who is under an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant will embark on an official visit to Ethiopia Thursday, the...
Mauritania: African Union contradicts Muammar Gaddafi and maintains sanctions against junta
The Peace and Security Council of the African Union Tuesday 24 March decided to maintain sanctions against the military junta in Mauritania, RFI said....
Libya: Gaddafi says Bible is a fake and condemns colonialism for Christianity in Africa
In a speech given Tuesday in Mauritania, the Libyan leader Mouammar affirmed the universality of Islam claiming that the Bible had been falsified with...
Hannibal Gaddafi affair: Libya to file a complaint against Geneva
The Libyan State will file a lawsuit against Geneva (In Switzerland) in a Geneva court following the arrest last July, of Hannibal Gaddafi, son...