Revealed: thousands who bought ‘golden passports’ through Dominica’s $1bn scheme Former Afghan spymaster, convicted millionaire and former Libyan colonel among those who became Dominican citizens The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2023
The Libyan divers facing daily horror to retrieve Derna’s dead Libyan divers are left to find bodies still missing at sea after most international relief teams left. Al Jazeera · Oct 10, 2023
By sea, by land: Desperate refugees still transit Morocco to get to Europe A month after an earthquake killed nearly 3,000 people, the stream of refugees transiting Morocco to Europe continues. Al Jazeera · Oct 8, 2023
NGO rescue ship saves 258 migrants off Libya in two operations A nonprofit rescue ship operating off the coast of Libya has saved 258 migrants in two separate operations in the early hours of Friday morning The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023
UN envoy calls for a 'unified mechanism' to lead reconstruction of Libya's flood-wrecked city The United Nations’ top official in divided Libya has called for a unified mechanism to lead the reconstruction a coastal city that was wrecked by devastating floods last month The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023
East Libya postpones Derna reconstruction conference amid calls for unity Rival governments urged to work together to best manage donations for city after catastrophic flooding The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Rescue group decries Libya coastguard ramming into migrant boat Video from Sea-Watch International shows Libyan coastguards crashing into a dinghy with dozens of migrants on board. Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2023
After Libya's catastrophic floods, survivors and recovery teams assess losses The floods in Derna left thousands dead, missing and displaced. Here are scenes from last week, as search and rescue teams and survivors dug through mud, continuing the work of recovery. WEKU · Sep 29, 2023
More than 2,500 migrants dead or missing in Mediterranean this year, UN says The U.N. refugee agency said Thursday that some 186,000 migrants and refugees arrived in southern Europe so far this year, the vast majority in Italy. France 24 · Sep 29, 2023
Middle East Roundup: Tragedy strikes Iraqi couple’s ‘happiest day’ A mass fire in Iraq, Saudi’s foreign policy moves, surviving Libya’s floods post-ISIL–here’s the Middle East this week. Al Jazeera · Sep 28, 2023
‘I had to drink my own urine to survive’: Africans tell of being forced into the desert at Tunisia border As EU prepares to send money as part of €1bn deal, people trying to reach north African country detail border ‘pushbacks’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023
‘It’s a torment’: refugee tells how his family died in desert on quest for a future in Europe Pato Crepin’s wife and six-year-old daughter were repeatedly pushed back by authorities in Tunisia, which has signed a €1bn deal with the EU The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2023
Libya: Eight officials arrested as search continues for missing dead in city devastated by flood ‘At ground zero there is still no water, no electricity,’ one Derna resident says The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023
Libya orders the arrest of eight officials after deadly floods Libya's prosecutor general ordered the arrest of eight officials as part of his inquiry into the recent flood disaster that killed thousands, his office said on Monday. Radio France Internationale · Sep 25, 2023
Radio France Internationale · Sep 25, 2023 China to start reconstruction work in Libya's flood-hit Derna The authorities in eastern Libya want to rebuild the town of Derna as quickly as possible, nearly two weeks after a flash flood destroyed more than 20 percent of the Libyan port city. The official death toll keeps rising, passing 3,800 over the weekend.
The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2023 Libya's top prosecutor says 8 officials jailed as part of investigation into dams' deadly collapse Libya’s chief prosecutor says he has ordered the detention of eight current and former officials pending his investigation into the collapse of two dams
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2023 Libyans pick up the pieces after devastating floods – photo essay In the two weeks since floods struck the Libyan port city of Derna, the photojournalist Stefanie Glinski has been on the ground speaking to victims of the disaster alongside rescue workers struggling to deal with the devastation
France 24 · Sep 24, 2023 Russia woos Haftar, but can the Derna floods give Libyans another chance? Moscow seized the disaster diplomacy initiative after the deadly Derna floods, with Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov arriving in eastern Libya with a promise of aid. Russia is helping Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar while seeking geostrategic payback. But the Derna tragedy has also drawn the US back into Libya,…
Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2023 Analysis: Libya and Morocco’s twin tragedies highlight differences Libya and Morocco experienced tragedies in the same week, but there are clear differences in how they played out.
Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2023 Qatar sends medical aid, rescue team to flood-stricken Libya Two aid flights arrive in Benghazi from Doha along with a team from the Qatar Red Crescent.
Al Jazeera · Sep 22, 2023 Africa’s coup epidemic: Has democracy failed the continent? The support for military takeovers is growing across Africa, and civilian governments are to blame, say analysts.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023 ‘The least we can do is care for their children’: Libyans rally to protect Derna’s orphans Hundreds of traumatised children are thought to have lost their families in disaster
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023 The Guardian view on Derna’s flood tragedy: Libya’s leaders have enjoyed impunity for too long Editorial: The catastrophe stands for the wider crimes and failures of those in power. The people have had enough
Al Jazeera · Sep 21, 2023 ‘In Derna, death is everywhere’: Palestinian mission to Libya More than 22 tonnes of food and humanitarian aid was presented to Libya’s Derna by PICA.
The Conversation · Sep 21, 2023 Was the freak 'medicane' storm that devastated Libya a glimpse of North Africa's future? Storm Daniel landed on the Libyan coastal town of Toukrah in the early hours of September 10 and started moving east. Soon the wind was rising and heavy rain falling, forcing people to stay indoors. By afternoon the rain was clearly out of the ordinary.