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The Head of the Libyan Organization for Human Rights, Hanan Al-Sharif, has called for the creation of a dedicated national Authority to manage migration and asylum affairs, arguing that the issue should be treated as a sovereign matter central to national security and social stability. In a press statement, Al-Sharif said that migration and asylum […]
Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, and an Italian parliamentary delegation held, in Al-Qubbah on April 30, talks that focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation and addressing shared challenges. The Italian delegation was led by Lorenzo Guerini, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for Security, and included Gianluca Alberini. Discussions centered on Libya’s evolving […]
Libya’s National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has held talks on February 24 with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) – Libya Office to strengthen support for the country’s National Tuberculosis Control Programme amid rising infection rates. The discussions, backed by the Global Fund, focused on the growing burden of tuberculosis (TB), particularly in areas […]
Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh has called on Italy and the European Union to provide direct support to his government in addressing irregular migration, warning that Libya continues to shoulder a disproportionate security and humanitarian burden at a meeting held on Monday, January 19. The appeal was made during talks in Tripoli with Italy’s Deputy […]
Moroccan and French Ministers of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit and Laurent Nuñez, held, on Tuesday in Marrakech, a meeting that provided the opportunity for the two parties to review different issues of mutual interest, with focus on security and migration matters. The French official is visiting Morocco to attend the 93rd INTERPOL General Assembly, currently […]
The 12th annual meeting of the Morocco-European Union Joint Parliamentary Committee opened Wednesday in Rabat, under the co-chairmanship of Moroccan MP Lahcen Haddad and MEP Ruggero Razza, to discuss cooperation ties between the EU and its Southern partners for a more stable, prosperous, and interconnected region. Speaking on the occasion, Haddad said the meeting takes […]
Somalia’s government has firmly denied allegations that it entered into a secret agreement with Sweden to accept deported Somali nationals in exchange for redirected development aid. In an official statement, the Office of the Prime Minister rejected claims that Somalia received $9 million in Swedish aid as part of a covert deal. There is “no […]
Morocco has defended its vision of a solidarity-based approach to migration offering alternatives that steer away from the security approach gaining ground in the global north amid a surge of populism. Speaking during the 80th United Nations General Assembly, Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita presented a migration strategy grounded in the vision of King Mohammed […]
Libya and Malta have agreed to begin discussions on maritime borders, with the possibility of expanding the talks into multilateral negotiations if they involve third countries. The agreement was reached during a meeting on Wednesday, September 10, in Valletta between Libya’s Acting Foreign Minister, Al-Taher Al-Baour, and his Maltese counterpart, Ian Borg. The talks also […]
Uganda has confirmed a temporary agreement with the United States to accept third-country nationals denied asylum in the U.S., marking a significant shift in migration policy that has sparked controversy both at home and across the continent. The deal, confirmed last week (21 August) by Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Vincent Bagiire Waiswa, excludes individuals with […]