Muammar Gaddafi

2026-06-202026-10-24

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Order a long-term news report on Muammar Gaddafi

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October 2026
22 OctJoy Online
… Libya has struggled to recover from the chaos that followed the 2011 Nato-backed uprising that toppled long-time ruler Muammar Gaddafi. …
Two European women held captive for more than a year in Niger freed in Libya
14 OctJoy Online
… Libya, ⁠where control is split between rival western and eastern administrations, has been a major transit route for migrants attempting the dangerous sea crossing to Europe since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi. …
EU expands migration cooperation with eastern Libya through new funding
12 OctJoy Online
… Others who were the subject of arrest warrants include Russian President Vladimir Putin, former Sudan President Omar al-Bashir and former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. …
US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
12 OctJoy Online
… Libya plunged into a prolonged period of internal conflict and division after former ruler Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in a NATO-backed uprising that year. …
Libya’s military seizes narcotics after firefight with smugglers
September 2026
14 SeptJoy Online
Libyan authorities have seized a shipment of tens of thousands of ecstasy pills, each marked with the face of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi and smuggled in from Europe, security officials said. …
Drugs marked with Gaddafi’s face seized in Libya
10 SeptJoy Online
… Nelson Mandela and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi both befriended the young monarch, with Gaddafi supporting the royal family for years before his own death in 2011. …
Ugandan kingdom picks journalist as new monarch to succeed King Oyo Nyimba, once world’s youngest
3 SeptJoy Online
… The 2011 NATO campaign that ended with Muammar Gaddafi’s killing was built, a 2016 UK Parliament inquiry found, on intelligence presented with “unjustified certainty” about a threat to civilians in Benghazi. …
The coup doesn’t need soldiers anymore: Social media and the new assault on African democracy
June 2026
24 JunJoy Online
… Libya has become a transit route for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to Europe across the Mediterranean since the fall in ⁠2011 of dictator Muammar Gaddafi to a NATO-backed uprising. …
Libya’s eastern government bans entry of nationals from four African countries
24 JunJoy Online
… Libya, where ‌control is split between rival western and eastern factions, has been a major transit route for people fleeing conflict and poverty towards Europe by the dangerous sea route since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising toppled Muammar Gaddafi. …
Amnesty calls EU complicit in new Libyan crackdown on migrants
20 JunJoy Online
… Since the toppling of Muammar Gaddafi in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011, Libya has become a transit route for migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to Europe via dangerous ⁠routes across the desert and over the Mediterranean. …
At least 15 migrant bodies wash ashore in eastern Libya, sources say

World & Region

Two European women freed after over one year captivity in Niger

The News

Swiss national Eva Gretzmacher and Austrian Claudia Abbt, kidnapped separately in Agadez in January and April last year, have been released and handed over to authorities in Benghazi, Libya. The women, an aid worker and community worker respectively, thanked military commander Khalifa Haftar and his son for their release, with arrangements underway to return them to their home countries.

22 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 22 October

Two European women freed after over one year captivity in Niger
Swiss national Eva Gretzmacher and Austrian Claudia Abbt, kidnapped separately in Agadez in January and April last year, have been released and handed over to authorities in Benghazi, Libya. The women, an aid worker and community worker respectively, thanked military commander Khalifa Haftar and his son for their release, with arrangements underway to return them to their home countries.
22 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 14 October

EU provides €25 million for Libya migration control and border management
The European Union has signed €25 million in additional funding to expand migration cooperation in eastern Libya, supporting border management, search-and-rescue, and anti-smuggling activities. The move reflects the EU's deepening engagement with eastern Libya as it seeks to curb irregular migration across the Mediterranean.
14 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 12 October

US sanctions ICC as former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
President Trump's administration imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court on Friday, hours after one of its former judges won the Nobel Peace Prize. The court denounced the move as an "assault on the rule of law" and called on its 125 member states to defend it, stating the sanctions represent an unprecedented attack on the institution founded by international treaty.
12 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Libya military seizes 1.3 million pills in smuggler firefight
Libya's military brigade seized more than 1.3 million narcotic pills after a firefight with smugglers in a southeastern town that injured three soldiers. The UN said Libya has become a major regional transit hub for synthetic drugs and other narcotics.
12 October 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 14 September

Libyan authorities seize tens of thousands of Gaddafi-marked ecstasy pills
Libyan security forces intercepted a shipment of approximately 100,000 ecstasy pills smuggled from Europe, each moulded with the face of ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi. Libya has become a major regional transit hub for synthetic drugs, with gangs exploiting the country's instability since 2011.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 10 September

Ugandan journalist chosen as new Tooro Kingdom monarch
Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, a broadcast journalist with Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, has been selected as crown prince of Tooro Kingdom to succeed King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, who died last month at age 34 from cancer. The selection comes amid controversy, as President Yoweri Museveni asserted that the late king left a young child born out of wedlock.
10 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 3 September

Social media reshapes African democracy without military takeovers
An analysis argues that social media platforms are fundamentally changing how Africans determine who governs them, replacing traditional military coups with a new form of state capture built on narratives and information control rather than barracks seizures.
3 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 24 June

Libya's eastern government bans entry for four African nations' nationals
Libya's eastern-based government in Benghazi banned entry for nationals of Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia through all land, sea and air ports, citing a reorganisation of foreign nationals' entry, with exemptions for diplomats and certain professionals.
24 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Amnesty says EU complicit in Libya's migrant crackdown
Amnesty International reported that authorities in eastern and western Libya have intensified a crackdown on migrants and refugees in the last month with mass arrests, detentions and expulsions. The organization accused the EU of complicity, citing its long-standing support and training of the Libyan coastguard and recent engagement with rival eastern authorities.
24 June 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 20 June

At least 15 migrant bodies wash ashore eastern Libya
The bodies of at least 15 migrants, including a girl, washed ashore along Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast after a boat carrying around 61 people capsized, according to security, navy, and medical sources. The remains were recovered from several places along the coastline of Tobruk near the Egyptian border.
20 June 2026 · Joy Online →