Libya
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Libya’s captured prosecutor?
Attorney-General Al-Siddiq Al-Sour grabs the headlines for his anti-corruption purge, but critics say he’s hostage to shadowy interests. Hardly a day goes by in ... -
Libya: A country in need of a king?
Restoring a symbolic monarch may sound anachronistic, but after a decade of division and chaos, it makes perfect sense to many Libyans. More than ... -
“Here we have no life”: The migrant workers persevering in Libya
Despite the risks, the plan for Ghanaian workers in Libya is straightforward. Survive, earn, return. Before Kaye and his crew of Ghanaian migrant workers ... -
Refugees: Rwanda helps hundreds, but thousands more languish in Libya
International policy towards refugees tends to ignore root causes and often makes humanitarian crises worse. In the last month or so, nearly 200 refugees ... -
Insiders Insight: A war on migrants in Libya, supported by Europe
African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Africa Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ... -
Insiders Insight: Haftar overplays his hand in Libya
African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Africa Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ... -
Photo of the Week: Libya, in more hopeful times
Six years on from the fall of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Libya remains deeply divided and unstable. Rival governments tussle for authority while much political ... -
Dance with the Devil: Europe finances Libyan militias to curb migration
By empowering Libyan warlords and constraining NGO rescue missions, migrant numbers to Italy have halved. But at what cost? On 10 May, in the ... -
People smuggling in Libya: You can’t bomb away a problem of economics
Europe seems to think force and arms are the solution to reducing people smuggling in the volatile and fluid Libya. Even Gaddafi knew better. Back ...
