Libya: Voter registration process kicks off

The Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced Wednesday the beginning of the voter registration process in view of preparing next year crucial elections said to mark the end of the transitional government and make room for elected institutions. UN Special Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé has tendered to the UN Security Council an action […]

INTERPOL-AFRIPOL operation targets human trafficking, migrant smuggling in Africa

Experts have warned that more international cooperation is urgently needed to curb the disturbing trend of a growing number of Africans that are being trafficked and exploited along migration routes to Europe and the Middle East. Human trafficking and migrant smuggling are on the rise in West Africa, with more than 15,000 Nigerian women and […]

Libya: Dbeibah reaffirms need to hold accountable parties behind oil shutdown

Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah underscored the urgent need to hold accountable those responsible for the closure of the country’s oil fields during a meeting with Stephanie Koury, the Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya. During their talks, on Wednesday, Dbeibah and Koury reviewed recent political developments in Libya and […]