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Libya deploys security forces across Tripoli after clashes between rival militias left 27 dead

Libyan security forces are patrolling the streets and have fanned out across Tripoli after clashes between rival militias killed at least 27 people in the country’s capital

The Independent UK

Fighting between rival militias in Libya kills dozens

Clashes between rival militias in Libya's capital Tripoli has killed at least 27 people and left residents trapped in their homes, emergency medics said.

Radio France Internationale

Deadly clashes between rival militias in Libya's capital trap civilians, authorities say

Deadly clashes between rival militias in Libya’s capital have left residents trapped in their homes and unable to escape the violence

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Deadly clashes calm in Libya’s Tripoli after release of detained commander

Fighting between rival military factions in Libya’s capital left at least 27 dead, according to medial authorities.

Al Jazeera

Libya asks Lebanon to release Gadhafi's detained son due to deteriorating health, officials say

Libya’s judicial authorities have formally asked Lebanon’s prosecutor general to release one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons, held without charges in Lebanon since 2015 because of his deteriorating health

The Independent UK

More than 2,000 people missing at sea as use of deadliest route to EU doubles

Hundreds dying as route from Libya or Tunisia to Greece or Italy made in unseaworthy, overloaded boats

The Guardian - UK

‘You have to do it’: Refugees in Tunisia undeterred by Lampedusa shipwreck

Despite deaths at sea, refugees in the port of Sfax are still adamant about trying to reach Europe by boat.

Al Jazeera

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ECOWAS activates standby force for a possible military intervention in Niger

Niger's junta announces a new government and reportedly threatens to kill ousted president Mohamed Bazoum if foreign military pressure is used against them, as regional leaders order the deployment of a standby force. Also, Tunisia and Libya split responsibility for hundreds of black African migrants stranded at their shared border.…

France 24

Tunisia and Libya take 276 migrants stranded in desert border region, bring them to shelters

Tunisia and Libya have taken back 276 sub-Saharan migrants stranded in a desert region along the border between the two countries and brought them to shelters

The Independent UK

Tunisia, Libya to share responsibility for migrants stranded on border

Tunisia and Libya announced Thursday they had agreed to share responsibility for providing shelter for hundreds of migrants stranded at their border, many of them for over a month.

Radio France Internationale

At least 27 migrants found dead in the desert near Tunisian border, Libyan government says

Libyan authorities said at least 27 African migrants have died in the country’s western desert near the border with Tunisia

The Independent UK

At least 27 people found dead in desert after expulsion from Tunisia: Libya

Libyan border guards say about 150 asylum seekers cross into Libya every day after being expelled from Tunisia.

Al Jazeera

Libya’s High State Council elects new leader as political gridlock deepens

The Tripoli-based governing body chooses Mohammed Takala as leader in a run-off by 67 votes to 62.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian minister denies expulsion of Black refugees

NGO Avocats Sans Frontieres says Tunisia’s expulsions are illegal, adding to the criticism of the government’s actions.

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The Independent UK

Tunisian minister concedes 'small groups' of migrants were pushed back into desert no man's land

Tunisia’s interior minister has conceded that small groups of sub-Saharan migrants trying to enter the country are pushed back into the desert border areas

Radio France Internationale

French rap star cancels Tunisia concert in support of evicted migrants

French rapper Maître Gims has announced the cancellation of an upcoming concert in Djerba, Tunisia, to protest against the treatment of black African migrants stranded near the border areas with Algeria and Libya.

Al Jazeera

Gims cancels Tunisia performance to protest against treatment of refugees

The Congolese-French rapper has cancelled his appearance in Tunisia after hundreds of people were ‘expelled to Libya’.

Radio France Internationale

Newly reconciled, Turkey and Egypt could be a force for stability in Africa

The restoration of full diplomatic relations between Turkey and Egypt raises hope that cooperation can replace rivalry between these two regional powers.

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The Independent UK

'God willing, we will meet again in Libya.' A migrant family's tale shows chaos at Tunisian border

A Cameroonian man who survived the desert crossing between Tunisia and Libya says his wife and daughter died and are the migrants that appear in a graphic photo widely shared on social media

France 24

UN chief calls coup in Niger 'disturbing trend' in Sahel region

In tonight's edition: Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum vows democracy will prevail after mutinous soldiers detain him. Amid Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal, President Vladimir Putin pledges free shipments to six African countries. It comes as Moscow seeks to allay food insecurity concerns caused by its invasion of…

The Independent UK

One of Libya’s rival prime ministers returns to Tripoli on 1st commercial flight from Italy in years

One of Libya’s rival prime ministers has returned to the capital of Tripoli from Italy on a charter flight with a commercial airline, the first direct flight between the two countries in a decade

WEKU

Egypt's vanishing village men: Risking it all to get to Europe

Egypt now has the highest number of illegal migrants to Europe, lured by smugglers who charge a big fee for a risky voyage by sea. We interview families who had a loved one on the shipwrecked Adriana.

The Conversation

Migrant deaths at sea: the real blame lies with policies created by European states

On 15 June, the overcrowded fishing trawler Adriana sank on its illicit journey from Libya to Italy, drowning hundreds of men, women and children. In response, states have expressed shock and sadness, and have moved to prosecute smugglers associated with the journey.

Al Jazeera

Despite EU-Tunisia deal, Black refugees pushed out ‘at gunpoint’

The EU has promised Tunisia $280m in aid. But on the country’s frontiers, refugees and migrants are still stranded.

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Crude Retreats as Libya Restarts Production and Chinese Growth Disappoints

August WTI crude oil (CLQ23 ) on Monday closed down -1.27 (-1.68%), and Aug RBOB gasoline (RBQ23 ) closed down -1.20 (-0.45%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Monday posted moderate losses on weaker-than-expected Chinese economic reports and the restart of crude oil production in Libya as protesters left oilfields Crude...

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