Nigeria’s Super Eagles were left stranded at the Libyan Airport upon arrival ahead of their AFCON qualifier game
By: Nana Kwame Bediako The Nigerian national football team, the Super Eagles, found themselves stranded at the Al Abraq airport in Libya. The team, along with their officials, had been en route to Benghazi for their upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match against Libya on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. However, just an hour before […]
Eleven dead and dozens missing in two shipwrecks
At least 11 people have died and more than 60 are missing as a result of two shipwrecks off the coast of southern Italy, rescuers say. German charity RESQSHIP said it picked up 51 people from a sinking, wooden boat and found 10 bodies trapped in the lower deck near the island of Lampedusa on […]
IOM supports 134 Ghanaians migrants in Libya to voluntarily return home
On #WorldMentalHealthDay, International Organization for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the Government of Ghana, assisted 134 Ghanaian migrants to voluntarily return from Libya via charter flight. Amongst others, staff with psychosocial expertise from IOM, Ghana Health Service and the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Ghana provided psychological first aid and mental health screenings. Going forward, IOM […]
CHAN 2022: Libya out, Algeria secures qualification
By Emmanuel Yaw Nkansah Matchday 2 of the ongoing African Nations Championship tournament was a day that saw hosts Algeria become the first nation to qualify for the knockout rounds, while Libya ‘achieved’ a less desirable feat by becoming the first nation to be knocked out of the tournament, a day of contrasting fortunes it […]
