Morocco EU fisheries negotiations April 2018

Libya: ‘Abhorrent’ ambulance attack in Tripoli imperils life-saving work, warns UN

An attack on an ambulance in Tripoli on Wednesday that has critically injured the head of emergency services in Libya’s war-torn capital, along with two paramedics, has been strongly condemned by UN humanitarians as an abhorrent attack. Health workers and civilians have not been spared in heavy clashes that erupted in early April between the […]

African joint cybercrime operation by Interpol and Afripol nets 1,006 suspects

Some 1,005 suspected cybercriminals were arrested and malicious infrastructures and networks were dismantled across 19 African countries from early September to late October thanks to a joint operation by INTERPOL and AFRIPOL against cybercrime. The operation, dubbed Operation Serengeti, which was conducted in collaboration with AFRIPOL, the African Union’s police agency, targeted criminals involved in […]

Libya intensifies irregular migrants’ repatriation efforts, Sudanese refugees granted local tatus

Libya has announced plans to accelerate the return of irregular migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa to their home countries, while pledging that Sudanese refugees fleeing conflict will be granted access to public services on the same footing as Libyan citizens. The policy shift was outlined on Tuesday, December 2, by Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi during a […]