Libya and the brutal reality of migrant ‘deterrence’
Hafed Al-Ghwell January 10, 2026 Libya no longer functions as a transit space between Africa and Europe. It has become an endpoint. For tens of thousands of migrants and refugees […]
What it means to be a migrant in Libya
Hafed Al-Ghwell May 20, 2025 To be a migrant in Libya is to exist at the intersection of geopolitical calculus and gross human suffering. The mechanics of this reality are […]
US developing plan to move 1 million Palestinians to Libya, NBC News reports
The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate as much as one million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya, NBC News reported on Friday, citing five […]
Refugee scapegoating is North Africa’s troubling ‘new’ trend
Hafed Al-Ghwell January 18, 2025 Why has North Africa, with its complex history and fragile political fabric, turned to the scapegoating of refugees and migrants amid its own crises? This […]
Divided Libya faces new threat
Hafed Al-Ghwell August 27, 2024 Libya remains embroiled in a state of political fragility, which is being exacerbated by a new “war” among its litany of belligerents that now seek […]
After top Hamas leader’s assassination Netanyahu announces that the war is won. All military actions cease, humanitarian aid flows into Gaza unhindered.
Editor’s Note. Should this not be the headlines in all newspapers worldwide? Well, as you know, it is not. (Excuse my sarcasm). Instead the Government of Israel keeps pushing for […]
Can we finally agree that UN’s Libya mission is not working?
HAFED AL-GHWELL May 12, 2024 Nearly a decade and a half after a supposed “awakening,” Libya is still paralyzed by division, conflict and the pursuit of narrow self-interests by a […]
Revitalized Maghreb union would benefit all member states
ZAID M. BELBAGI May 02, 2024 Developments in the Maghreb last month have once again drawn attention to the Arab Maghreb Union, the ambitious plan to unite the western region […]
Tunisia’s Transformation Into a Transit Hub: Illegal Migration and Policy Dilemmas
HAMZA MEDDEB, FAKHREDDINE LOUATI Source: Getty Summary: Several developments have contributed to Tunisia’s transformation into a transit point for African migrants, including its porous borders, inconsistent migration policies, the proliferation of xenophobic attitudes, and deteriorating economic conditions. SUMMARY Due to structural economic, climate, and social crises in the Sahel, Tunisia has […]
‘Never-ending humiliation’: Recalling horrors in Libya’s migration centres
Rescued in the middle of the Mediterranean, two men describe their experience being trafficked. By Nora Adin Fares Published On 24 Mar 2024 Mediterranean Sea – Malik* has been beaten, sold and […]
Death in the Channel – what led a 14-year-old boy to make fatal journey?
bbc.com Related Topics By Andrew Harding BBC News On the night he drowned, 14-year-old Obada Abd Rabbo was having doubts once again. “I can’t swim,” he kept telling the men […]
Leaked email by H.Clinton reveales NATO’s aim to destroy Libya, says it was to prevent Gaddafi from unifying Africa
16 July 2023 NATO’s goal in destroying Libya was to prevent Gaddafi from unifying Africa and introducing the African gold dinar. Hillary Clinton’s leaked emails revealed that NATO’s goal in destroying Libya was to prevent Gaddafi from unifying Africa and introducing the African gold dinar. As Gaddafi said, “This is […]
Keeping Migrants at Bay. How a Brutal Militia Became Europe’s New Henchmen
A Libyan militia belonging to the warlord Khalifa Haftar hunts down refugees in the Mediterranean and drags them to Libya. DER SPIEGEL reporting shows how Frontex and Maltese officials are […]
Why Switzerland is piloting a 24-hour asylum procedure for North Africans
Foreign affairs A fast-track decision-making procedure is being tested in Zurich for asylum-seekers from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. What’s behind its introduction? This content was published on November 23, […]
Europe needs rational, not emotional, debate on immigration
NADIM SHEHADI October 10, 2023 Fairuz, the iconic Lebanese singer, puts on the melancholic tone of a lovesick girl with a dilemma who longingly appeals to her absent lover to […]
‘There is no migrant crisis; there is a management crisis’
Foreign affairs Externalisation of borders is back on the agenda of the European Union and Switzerland. In an interview with SWI swissinfo.ch Hasni Abidi, an expert on Middle East and […]
Southern EU countries call for more robust migration deal during talks in Malta
Story by Euronews • Participants into the Malta Mediterranean Summit talk during a news conference, in Mdina, Malta, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.© Rene Rossignaud Leaders of nine southern European countries called on […]
Libya flood disaster displaced over 43,000 people — IOM
By AFP – Sep 22,2023 – Last updated at Sep 23,2023 A young flood survivor receives a donation of eggs from the owner of a supermarket in Libya’s eastern city of Derna […]
How Derna tragedy epitomizes Libya’s misfortune
OSAMA AL-SHARIF September 19, 2023 Follow Last week’s deadly deluge that hit the eastern Libyan port city of Derna, killing thousands and leaving many more homeless, was brought about by […]
How Derna tragedy epitomizes Libya’s misfortune
OSAMA AL-SHARIF September 19, 2023 Last week’s deadly deluge that hit the eastern Libyan port city of Derna, killing thousands and leaving many more homeless, was brought about by a […]