Libya
Wagner Mercenaries Back Libyan Group That Says It Recovered Missing Uranium
On Facebook, a representative for the Libyan National Army says it found 2.5 tonnes of missing uranium near Chad.
Have You Seen Two Tonnes of Missing Uranium? The UN Would Like It Back
The United Nations has revealed that a large amount of natural uranium has gone missing in an undisclosed site in Libya that is not under government control.
Cops Are So Bored They’re Turning Drug Busts Into Bizarre Art Installations
"It often appeared that setting up the photo-ops must take much longer than the actual drug bust itself".
Muammar Gaddafi’s Son Is Running for President
In a rare public appearance, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi officially registered his candidacy for elections due to take place on the 24th of December, despite still facing international war-crimes charges.
4 Surveillance Company Executives Indicted for Allegedly Aiding Torture
Executives from French companies Amesys and Nexa Technologies were indicted for selling surveillance technology to regimes in Libya and Egypt.
How Did One of North Africa’s Biggest Human Traffickers Escape Prison?
Evidence suggests corruption and police complicity led to the escape of a notorious smuggler accused of transporting, extorting, and imprisoning thousands of migrants.
Europe Is Keeping Refugees Trapped in Libya, Where They're Tortured and Exploited
The UN and European courts have deemed it illegal for migrants to be sent back to Libya, but governments have found a loophole to get around it.
Italy’s Hard-line Anti-Migrant Interior Minister Is Going Postal Over a Rescue Boat
The 31-year-old captain hit a police boat as she defied the law and brought migrants ashore
The U.N. Says Europe’s Refugee Policies Just Led to the Deaths of 40 Migrants in Libya
Footage of the aftermath showed body parts and migrants’ belongings strewn among the rubble.
This Rescue Ship Is Docking in Italy, Regardless of What Salvini Says
“This is not a game, we’re not playing. We need to get these people off this ship”
Italy's Far-Right Interior Minister Wants to Send a Boat Full of Migrants Back to a War Zone
Matteo Salvini, an anti-immigration hardliner, vowed that their rescue ship would not be allowed to dock in his country’s ports.