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June 02
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Libya: France Offers Help to Secure Libya's Border
France has offered to work with Libya to seal its boders to Islamist fighters fleeing Mali, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Sunday. Read more »
May 01
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Libya: Former Minister Denies Laundering Gaddafi Cash for Sarkozy Campaign
Former French interior minister Claude Guéant has denied accusations that he laundered half a million euros donated by the late Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi to Nicolas... Read more »
April 23
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Libya: Two Injured in French Embassy Bomb in Tripoli
French President Francois Hollande wants Libya to explain how the French embassy in Tripoli was the scene of a car bomb attack on Tuesday which left two French security guards... Read more »
February 13
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Libya: Prime Minister Debates Border Control, Security with French President
French President François Hollande was due to meet Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on Wednesday, the day after a little-publicised international meeting in Paris on... Read more »
February 04
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Libya: Encouraging Women to Play a Greater Role in Politics
In July last year Libya held its first free elections in almost 40 years, following the death of former dictator Moamer Kadhafi. Read more »
October 01, 2012
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Libya: French Spy Killed Gaddafi On Sarkozy's Orders - Reports
French secret services organised the capture of former Libyan ruler Moamer Kadhafi and may have killed him on then-president Nicolas Sarkozy's orders, British and Italian papers... Read more »
September 16, 2012
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South Africa: Mining Sector Trouble Dominates Headlines
Analysis of the roots of the current crisis in South Africa's mining sector and more on the suspension of executions in The Gambia, all in the African papers today. Read more »
September 10, 2012
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Somalia: African Press Review 10 September 2012
The state of relations between Christians and Muslims in East Africa is a topic in some of the papers today, as well as the clean-up operation in Mogadishu ahead of yesterday's... Read more »
February 03, 2012
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Libya: Ex-Ambassador to France Tortured, Says Human Rights Group
US-based Human Rights Watch says Libya's ex-ambassador to France, Omar Brebesh, died from possible torture less than 24 hours after he was taken into custody by a Tripoli-based... Read more »
January 26, 2012
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Africa: Ping Defends African Union Mediation in Libya Uprising
African Union (AU) Commission chairperson Jean Ping defended the African Union's position on Libya during his address to African foreign ministers at the AU summit meeting on... Read more »
January 08, 2012
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Libya: French Ex-Serviceman Found Shot Dead in Tripoli Flat
A French ex-serviceman has been found shot dead in his apartment in central Tripoli, sources in Libyan security and at the French embassy said Sunday. Read more »
November 28, 2011
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Libya: Amazigh Berbers Demand Recognition
Hundreds of minority Amazigh Berbers took to the streets of the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday to demand official recognition for their community. Read more »
November 19, 2011
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Libya: Gaddafi Son to Face Justice?
Seif al-Islam, the son of ousted Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, has been arrested in the south of the country, a senior National Transitional Council (NTC) official said on... Read more »
November 01, 2011
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Libya: Libya Will Not Be Governed By Extremists, Says New PM
In an exclusive interview on Tuesday Libya's new interim Prime Minister Abdurrahim el-Keib told RFI that worries over the introduction of Sharia law in Libya are unfounded. He says... Read more »
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Libya: Human Rights a Priority, Says New Libyan PM Keib
Libya's new prime minister Abdel Rahim al-Keib has vowed his interim government will put human rights at the top of the agenda after he was elected in a public vote by the members... Read more »
October 28, 2011
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Libya: Seif Al-Islam Kadhafi in Contact With Hague International Court
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is in "informal contact" with Moamer Kadhafi's fugitive son Seif al-Islam over his surrender, the prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said on... Read more »
October 27, 2011
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Libya: New Government to Prosecute Gaddafi Killers
Libya's new rulers said on Thursday they would prosecute Moamer Kadhafi's killers, following the international outcry over the circumstances of his death. Read more »
October 25, 2011
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Libya: Gaddafi Buried in Secret
Former Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi was buried overnight in a secret location, the National Transitional Council's (NTC) military command announced Tuesday. And more than 100... Read more »
October 23, 2011
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Libya: Transitional Govt Declares Country Liberated
Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) was set to declare the country liberated on Sunday, amid controversy over the death of former ruler Moamer Kadhafi. The declaration was... Read more »
October 21, 2011
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Libya: African Press Review 21 October 2011
The death of Libya's Moamer Kadhafi is hailed as a warning to dictators and the end of four decades bloody repression. But some papers say that it means the truth will never be... Read more »
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Libya: Nato's Role is Over, Says France
Nato's task in Libya is over after Moamer Kadhafi's death, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé said Friday. Read more »
October 13, 2011
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Libya: Military Denies Capture of Gaddafi's Son, Mutassim
Mutassim, the son of former Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, is on the run and has not been taken into custody says a senior military commander inside Kadhafi's hometown of Sirte. Read more »
October 09, 2011
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Libya: Transitional Council Forces Close in on Sirte
Libya's new regime forces say they are on the verge of claiming full control of Sirte, Moamer Kadhafi's hometown. On Sunday, they seized the city's conference centre, hospital and... Read more »
October 08, 2011
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Libya: New Govt Forces Launch Final Assault on Sirte
Libya's new regime fighters launched a final assault on Moamer Kadhafi's hometown of Sirte on Saturday. Read more »
October 02, 2011
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Libya: Situation in Sirte "Dire" Says International Red Cross
The International Red Cross has warned of a medical emergency in the Libyan town of Sirte, the stronghold of former leader Moamer Kadhafi, after it entered the town on Saturday to... Read more »
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