She fled Sudan with her husband and six children early last year in search of safety and is now in Libya.Like all the Sudanese women who the BBC spoke to about their experiences of being trafficked to Libya,

The ruins of Ptolemais are in the modern-day city of Tolmeita, Libya. The country sits along the Mediterranean Sea in North Africa and borders Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia. Google Translate was used to translate the news release from the University of Warsaw.

Libya needs between $3 billion and $4 billion to reach an oil production rate of 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd), the acting oil and gas minister, Khalifa Abdulsadek, told Reuters on Saturday, adding that a new license bidding round is expected to be approved by the cabinet before the end of January.

The youngest son of former Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi claims he was pressured to retract allegations about his country's funding of Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 presidential campaign. In an exclusive

In 2005, then-minister Brice Hortefeux visited Tripoli, where he met Abdullah al-Senoussi, the man behind the 1989 UTA DC-10 bombing, which killed 170 people. An unplanned meeting, he said, denouncing a 'trap.

Greek authorities say more than 170 migrants have been picked up from rickety boats in recent days with most found off the southern tip of the country in a route that appears to be increasingly used by traffickers.

Libya plans to boost its oil refining capacity and production, while fellow OPEC member Kuwait also aims to significantly increase its oil output.

PM Abdulhamid Al-Dbeibeh says up to $4 billion will be needed to meet objective after years of falling output amid ongoing conflict

Farhat Bengdara, has resigned due to "health issues," and Masoud Sulaiman has been appointed as acting chief, the state oil company said on Thursday.

The United Nations and the League of Arab States are deepening their collaboration to tackle critical peace and security challenges in the Middle East and beyond, a senior UN political affairs official told the Security Council on Thursday.

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) ( is proud to announce its highly anticipated list of Africa’s Top 40 Movers and Shakers to Watch in 2025. This years