Libya

Libya remains split between rival authorities in Tripoli and the east, with foreign influence, protests against interference, and deep political deadlock persisting. Migration abuses continue, highlighted by new mass grave findings, while the EU and US expand security and migration cooperation amid rising tensions.

Libya frees 200 migrants from Kufra prison as trafficking system persists

Security raid highlights how state fragmentation enables human trafficking networks across Libya's southern border zones

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 18 Jan 2026

Libya frees 200 migrants from Kufra prison as trafficking system persists

Libya's Kufrah airbridge reshapes Sudan's war

A remote desert runway, 105 cargo flights, and the logistics network sustaining the Rapid Support Forces

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 22 Dec 2025

Libya's Kufrah airbridge reshapes Sudan's war

First Libya suspect in ICC custody faces judges, putting Mitiga Prison abuses on the record

El Hishri's transfer is a watershed for accountability—but civil society warns the case must include migrant victims to deliver justice

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 4 Dec 2025

First Libya suspect in ICC custody faces judges, putting Mitiga Prison abuses on the record

The hollow promise of a humanitarian truce in Sudan

As RSF agrees to a ceasefire after seizing Darfur's last stronghold, the Quad's mediation reveals how external powers enable catastrophe while claiming to pursue peace

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 6 Nov 2025

The hollow promise of a humanitarian truce in Sudan

Tanzania's disappeared: Opposition accuses police of hiding hundreds of bodies from election crackdown

As President Hassan claims landslide victory, Chadema alleges systematic disposal of protest victims while internet blackouts prevent verification

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 5 Nov 2025

Tanzania's disappeared: Opposition accuses police of hiding hundreds of bodies from election crackdown

Trump's Nigeria Play: Religious freedom crusade or strategic overreach?

When humanitarian rhetoric meets hard power politics in West Africa

By Viktor Petersen

/ 3 Nov 2025

Trump's Nigeria Play: Religious freedom crusade or strategic overreach?

Can Turkey-Qatar Mediation End the Afghan-Pakistan Crisis?

Istanbul talks face Afghanistan-Pakistan's Durand Line dispute, TTP sanctuary issue, and competing regional powers. Can external mediation resolve structural conflicts?

By Layla Hassan and Chen Wei-Lin

/ 25 Oct 2025

Can Turkey-Qatar Mediation End the Afghan-Pakistan Crisis?

Libya's Electoral Deadlock: UN Warns Transition at Breaking Point

UN Special Representative Tetteh warns Libya's rival factions lack political will for elections as HNEC reconstitution stalls and constitutional disputes deepen crisis

By Amara Okonkwo and Layla Hassan

/ 16 Oct 2025

Libya's Electoral Deadlock: UN Warns Transition at Breaking Point

Sudan's Forgotten War: World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis

12M displaced, famine declared in 10 locations, yet funding remains 14% of need. How foreign powers turned Sudan's civil war into a proxy battleground.

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 16 Oct 2025

Sudan's Forgotten War: World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis

Eritrea's Hidden Role in Sudan's War Reshapes Regional Power

Eritrea's military infrastructure supports Sudan's SAF with training camps, aircraft hosting, and intelligence—deepening the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 16 Oct 2025

Eritrea's Hidden Role in Sudan's War Reshapes Regional Power

Sahel Crisis: 4M Displaced as Schools, Hospitals Collapse

Nearly 4 million displaced in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger as extremist violence surges, 14,800 schools close, and international funding falls desperately short

By Amara Okonkwo

/ 16 Oct 2025