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Africa: Libya

A Libyan student studies Tamazight language at a school in Zuwara, a majority-Berber community near Tunisia.  By Mahmud Turkia AFP

Libyan Berbers revive their language in class and on air

Mar 29, 2023 | Africa: Libya

A pupil shyly approached the whiteboard, picked up a marker and carefully traced a letter from the Berber alphabet as th ...

Mar 24, 2023 | Africa: Libya

The blast of a cannon booms across Tripoli, but it doesn't signal another round of fighting in the Libyan capital -- rat ...

Mar 21, 2023 | Africa: Libya

Italy left a deep cultural mark on Libya, the only Arab country it colonised: a national love of espresso. But as the Mu ...

Mar 20, 2023 | Africa: Libya

Dozens of Libyan chefs are busy preparing a couscous platter the size of a large inflatable swimming pool as they seek i ...

Mar 17, 2023 | Africa: Libya

Omar Zlitni holds a decades-old, black-and-white photo of himself as a boxer in his prime, posing in shorts and a traini ...

Mar 16, 2023 | Africa: Libya

Some 2.5 tonnes of natural uranium stored in a site in Libya that is not under government control have gone missing say ...

Mar 15, 2023 | Africa: Libya

Youssef Jira, a fresh-faced 18-year-old in a hoodie, has big ambitions in a Libyan society where youthful creativity has ...

Mar 13, 2023 | Africa: Libya

About 30 migrants were missing and presumed drowned after the overcrowded boat they were on capsized during a rescue att ...

Mar 12, 2023 | Africa: Libya

A charity monitoring migrant boats in the Mediterranean said Sunday some of the 47 people on a boat it had earlier warne ...

Mar 11, 2023 | Africa: Libya

UN envoy Abdoulaye Bathily called on rival administrations in conflict-torn Libya Saturday to agree terms for elections ...

Feb 19, 2023 | Africa: Libya

The African Union is organising a national reconciliation conference for Libya, AU Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat ...

Feb 4, 2023 | Africa: Libya

Young girls in colourful dress and traditional jewellery sing at a festival in Libya's Ghadames, an oasis city that was ...

Jan 22, 2023 | Africa: Libya

Arab states boycotted a meeting hosted by Libya 39;s unity government on Sunday, with just five of the Arab League 39; ...

Dec 19, 2022 | Africa: Libya

A Libyan court on Monday sentenced 17 people to death after finding them guilty of joining the Islamic State group and c ...