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Washington urges Abdulhamid Dbeibah to engage discussions with PM-designate to avoid violence escalation

The US ambassador to Libya Thursday called on outgoing Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah to engage discussions with Fathi Bashagha, designated by the parliament last month, to avoid the escalation of violence, the US mission in Libya said in a statement. Ambassador Richard Norland travelled Wednesday to Tripoli for consultations with various Libyan top officials […]

Africa’s food security to be boosted by removing barriers to cross-border trade — IFPRI experts

Pursuing continental self-sufficiency may not be an appropriate remedy for Africa’s weak position in agricultural supply chains, experts at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) have warned. African countries must improve their transnational transport infrastructure or risk remaining vulnerable to shocks in global food supply chains, the team of experts have warned following the […]

HRW Slams EU Decision to Allow Libyan Coast Guards Handle African Migrants

Human Rights Watch denounced on Wednesday the European Union decision to entrust the Libyan coast guards with the task of managing the waves of illegal African migrants who risk their lives to reach European shores. The EU’s obstruction of nongovernmental rescues and handover of responsibility to Libyan coast guard forces is a recipe for even […]