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LIA Claws Back Sovereign Assets

Libya Herald reports that, almost one year after the fall of Tripoli, the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), Libya’s sovereign-wealth fund, is still working to recover assets frozen during the...

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A Game-Changing Decision in Libya

By Padraig O’Hannelly. Libya has temporarily closed its borders with Niger, Chad, Sudan and Algeria, and has declared emergency law in the seven southern regions of Ghadames, Ghat, Obari, Al-Shati,...

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Int’l Contact Group discusses Libyan Situation

The 3rd Ministerial Meeting of the International Contact Group on Libya (ICG-L) took place last week in Niger. The meeting was co-chaired by the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security,...

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International Community Reaffirms Support for GNA

Ministerial Meeting for Libya Joint Communique, Vienna 16 May 2016 We welcome the presence of Prime Minister al-Sarraj and commend his leadership in guiding Libya’s institutions through seating the...

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EU announces Extra Support for Libya

With the situation becoming ever more pressing along the Central Mediterranean migration route, the EU has announced additional measure to support Libya to fight smugglers and enhance border control to...

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Zambia to pay $380m to LIA

By John Lee. The Zambian government has reportedly been ordered to pay the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) $380 million as compensation for nationalising the Zambia Telecommunications Company...

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Over 1,000 Refugees Evacuated by UNHCR

Since November, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has evacuated over 1,000 highly vulnerable refugees out of Libya and is looking for durable solutions for them in third countries. On Tuesday, a flight...

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Tripoli’s Quality of Living Ranking …

By John Lee. Tripoli has been ranked in 218th place in Mercer’s 2018 Quality of Living Survey. This puts it just ahead of Niamey in Niger and Bamako in Mali, and just behind Dhaka in Bangladesh and...

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Niger granted asylum to Saadi Gaddafi

This decision comes in defiance of Interpol’s request to extradite Saadi Gaddafi. Gaddafi’s second son, Seif al Islam, remains at large, according to the Tripoli Post. In other extradition news, Middle...

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Migration: EU mobilises New Assistance worth €467m

The EU adopts new programmes and projects of €467 million and continues to deliver on its commitments to assist vulnerable migrants and refugees as well as address root causes of irregular migration....

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Libya-Niger Resettlement Update

Persons of Concern to UNHCR in Libya As of 28 January 2019, a total of 56,756 asylum seekers and refugees are registered with UNHCR in Libya. A total of 3,906 individuals have been identified by UNHCR...

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130 Refugees Evacuated from Libya

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, evacuated 130 people out of Libya last week, marking the first evacuations to Niger in 2019. The individuals evacuated had been detained in very dire conditions, and for...

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Tripoli’s Quality of Living Ranking …

By John Lee. Tripoli has again been ranked in 218th place in the Mercer 2019 Quality of Living Survey. This puts it just ahead of Niamey in Niger and Bamako in Mali, and just behind Dhaka in Bangladesh...

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