Why Gaddafi was killed and Libya destroyed | The Standard

Wakanda News Details

Why Gaddafi was killed and Libya destroyed | The Standard

BY OWN CORRESPONDENT

Source: The Standard

You may also like

Libya: Shocking New Evidence of Retaliatory Attacks On Civilians

Threats to kill women and babies, while corpses of fighters paraded in grotesque incidents

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Tunisia, at the northernmost bulge of Africa, thrusts out toward Sicily to mark the division between the eastern and western Mediterranean Sea. Twice the size of South Carolina, it is bordered on the west by Algeria and by Libya on the south. Coastal plains on the east rise to a north-south

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Egypt | FactMonster

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Just as Sudans civil war seemed to be coming to an end, another war intensified in the northwestern Darfur region. After the government quelled a rebellion in Darfur in Jan. 2004, it allowed pro-government militias called the Janjaweed to carry out massacres against black villagers and rebel groups

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Somalia, Eswatini, Togo, others elected veeps of 75th UN Gen. Assembly

Somali has been elected Vice President of the 75th session of the United Nationals General Assembly, UNGA which will run for the year 2020

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Africa's top virus deaths: Ex-Nigerian governor dies

While each death is reported with a sombre mood and with condolences to affected families, some of the casualties have united a country in grief, in other cases united the continent and people beyond

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

UN deplores attacks on Libyan hospitals

In April 2019, Eastern Libyan strongman, Khalifa Haftar, launched an offensive to seize Tripoli, where the UN-recognized Government of National Unity (GNA) is

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

African Liberation Day - It Is Time for Africa to Develop New Forms of Resilience

57 years ago, Africa laid the foundations for its unity that had been undermined by colonisation, by establishing a common organisation, the OAU, which became the African Union in

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Africa Day and Its Discontent

Founded in 1963, the aim of the Organization of Africa Unity, the precursor of Africa Union (AU) was to safeguard the interests and independence of all African states, encourage the continent's development, and settle disputes among member

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Unrest, division in Libya threatens COVID-19 response

Libya’s battle against the coronavirus is being threatened by wars and division.The government is struggling to deal with an outbreak in the deep desert

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

In April 2015, members of the Islamic State killed about 20 migrant workers in Libya. The victims, believed to be Ethiopian Christians, were either shot or

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Libya: UN Expresses 'Horror' Over Reports of Libya Mass Graves

Government troops recently seized control of the area after the withdrawal of forces loyal to rebel warlord Khalifa

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Coronavirus in Africa: 297,112 cases; 7,919 deaths; 142,622 recoveries

There are now more than over 290,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

U.S. Department of State Background Note

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

South Africa Must Get Ready for an Inevitable Loosening of Trade Ties With the U.S.

Since 1994, trade and investment ties between the US and South Africa have evolved against the backdrop of a complicated political and diplomatic

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

US envoy visits Libya in show of support for interim govt | Africanews

"The US opposes all military escalation and all foreign military intervention. We oppose foreign fighters. We oppose proxy forces," Joey Hood, acting assistant secretary for Near Eastern affairs, the highest-ranking US official to visit Tripoli since 2014, told a news conference on Tuesday.

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

OPEC’s decision to extend production cuts is a positive step for African energy players

Held via videoconference on Saturday, June 6th, the Ministerial Meeting reconfirmed the existing arrangements under the April agreement and extended the production cuts of 9.7 million barrels per day by another month, until July 30th

fave

Source: SIERRA LEONE TELEGRAPH – Sierra Leone News

Biden’s VP List Narrows | Afro

By BILL BARROW and JULIE PACE, Associated Press

fave

Source: Afro | The Black Media Authority

Libya: UN-Backed Forces Seize Major Airbase

Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government have seized a major airbase south of Tripoli from rival forces who have been trying to take over Libya for more than

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

Coronavirus in Africa: 119,454 cases; 3,592 deaths; 48,607 recoveries

There are now more than over 100,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Sudan so͞odăn´ [key], officially Republic of the Sudan, republic (2011 est. pop. 36,740,000), 718,723 sq mi (1,861,484 sq km), NE Africa. It borders on Egypt in the north, on the Red Sea in the northeast, on Eritrea and Ethiopia in the east, on South Sudan in the south, and on the Central African

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Africa COVID-19 stats: 418,211 cases; 10,406 deaths; 198,182 recoveries

There are now more than over 400,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the continent, with a number of African countries imposing a range of prevention and containment measures against the spread of the

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Tunisia: Erray Discusses Issues of Common Interest With His French Counterpart

The two ministers stressed the strong Tunisian-French relations and both countries' willingness to further foster them, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign

fave

Source: allAfrica.com

National name: Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah

fave

Source: Fact Monster - Black History

Berlin conference on Libya makes ''progress'' towards elections | Africanews

Libya's foreign minister expressed hope that foreign mercenaries will pull out of the country in the next days. It follows "progress" made at this new round of peace talks in Berlin.

fave

Source: Africanews | Latest breaking news, daily news and African news from Africa

Covid-19 could infect more than 200m in Africa

Authors of the research, published Friday in the journal BMJ Global Health, predicted a lower infection rate than in other parts of the world like Europe and the US, with fewer severe cases and

fave

Source: Daily Nation - Breaking News, Kenya, Africa, Politics, Business, Sports | HOME

(1959) Nnamdi Azikiwe Addresses the NAACP Convention on the Organization's 50th Anniversary

Nnamdi Azikiwe, by now the best know nationalist leader in Nigeria, addressed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) at its 50th anniversary celebration at the Polo Grounds, New York City, July 19, 1959. His speech appears

fave

Source: Black Past

Jul

19

1959

Tripoli, Libya (7th Century BCE- )

Tripoli has been the capital of Libya since its independence in 1951. Tripoli is the largest city in the country and in 2002 it had an estimated population of 1,223,300 people. The city is also the chief seaport, commercial, transport, communication, and industrial center of Libya. Tripoli is

fave

Source: Black Past

Libya: 'Justice delayed is justice denied', ICC chief prosecutor tells Security Council | New York Carib News

Fatou Bensouda welcomed the country’s new interim government and other measures to bring long-sought peace and stability in the country, however, she maintained that no peace is possible without accountability for serious crimes committed on its soil.

fave

Source: The New York Carib News

Africa is the worlds second-largest and second-most-populous continent (the first being Asia). At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earths total surface area and 20.4% of its total land area.[2] With 1.2 billion[1] people as of 2016, it

fave

Source: BlackHistory.com

More from The Standard

The preliminary meeting in commercial arbitration | The Standard

Right and wrong thinking – think about what you are thinking about | The Standard

Zim still needs to do more to realise press freedom | The Standard

Megafest Awards seek to stimulate business growth | The Standard

Baba Charamba’s Big 50 reflections | The Standard

Plaxedes opens new book of life | The Standard

Why MDC-A must not change its name for by-elections | The Standard

Fresh war over Mugabe remains | The Standard

Youth position paper on Constitution Amendment 2 Bill | The Standard

Econet Group and Mastercard to collaborate on fintech solutions for Covid-19 response in Africa | The Standard

Urgency needed on NSS renovations | The Standard

Moyo fears for his life | The Standard

Bruce proud of Azam’s Prince | The Standard

Local organisation wants to plant quadrillion fruit trees | The Standard

Cop top rights violators | The Standard

Former students move to lift Nkayi school | The Standard

Mugabe days are back | The Standard

Opposition supporters denied food aid | The Standard

Residents struggle to pay for stands in forex | The Standard

Madzibaba Simba revels in farming | The Standard

Man City to rake in millions in Premier League title prize money | The Standard

Hats off to PSL | The Standard

Fossils don’t have to be always dirty: World coal boss | The Standard

The Teacher drops inspirational album | The Standard

Judges captured, govt fumes | The Standard

Opportunity to stuff out of saboteurs | The Standard

The chief justice who refuses to go | The Standard

Of govt’s lousy self-projection and failure to market local produce | The Standard

Go well Mike Ndubiwa: manager par excellence | The Standard

Binga villager up for murder | The Standard

The hunt for Gushungo’s non-existent tsvimbo | The Standard

Players of African Descent Set to Entertain at Euro 2020 | The Standard

Arbitration vs other dispute resolution methods | The Standard

Alfred Dondo Foundation provides to Mwenezi family | The Standard

Thieves ransack MP’s house | The Standard

Vehicle theft case exposes smuggling racket at Plumtree border | The Standard

NGO HHZ creates 14 000 jobs for rural people | The Standard

Pezhuba Pachena rues Covid-19 as village tourism flops | The Standard

Bulawayo man dies near Renkini | The Standard

How constitutional crisis could have been avoided | The Standard

Wadi brace saves CAPS Utd blushes | The Standard

Easing access to vital documents welcome | The Standard

Libya: 10 years of chaos after NATO invasion | The Standard

Why constitutional literacy matters | The Standard

Mnangagwa lauds Buy Zim initiatives | The Standard

General Khumalo’s statue for World’s View | The Standard

Chamisa wades into Malaba saga | The Standard

Education system not ready for new curriculum | The Standard

Maphosa: Philanthropist who knows no border | The Standard

Guns are in the wrong hands | The Standard

Cuisine Facts

Blackfacts BETA RELEASE 11.5.3
(Production Environment)