Sudan borders seven nations — Egypt, South Sudan, Chad, Central African Republic, Libya, Ethiopia and Eritrea — each of which have faced war, violent civil unrest or political upheaval in recent years. War-weary South Sudan — one of the world’s poorest countries — is ill-equipped to absorb Sudanese refugees or returning expatriates. The mainly African and Christian or animist South Sudan gained independence from Arab and Muslim-majority Sudan in 2011, ending decades of civil war. But in 2013 a civil war began again in South Sudan, fueled by unsettled ethnic divisions and feuding leaders. The north of South Sudan is economically dependent on Sudan, and the fighting has disrupted supplies of critical food and goods.

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War-ravaged Libya is better known for its oil wealth than its forests, but environmentalists hope to save its remaining green spaces from logging, development and the impacts of climate change. "Man has destroyed forests" and much of the vegetation, said the group's leader Khalifa Ramadan, who has been working in agriculture and gardening for 40 years. At his farm in Tajura, an eastern suburb of Tripoli, Ramadan has planted eucalyptus, palm and laurel trees, which the group plans to replant around the capital. The group meets weekly to launch media campaigns and carry out activities to confront "the dangers facing Tripoli and other coastal cities", said Ramadan. Ramadan remains determined to do what he can to bring change and green more areas of the troubled country.

Advertising Read moreThe "Friends of the Tree" group works to raise awareness about green areas around the capital Tripoli that are quickly disappearing because of drought, human activity and desertification. "Man has destroyed forests" and much of the vegetation, said the group's leader Khalifa Ramadan, who has been working in agriculture and gardening for 40 years. At his farm in Tajura, an eastern suburb of Tripoli, Ramadan has planted eucalyptus, palm and laurel trees, which the group plans to replant around the capital. The group meets weekly to launch media campaigns and carry out activities to confront "the dangers facing Tripoli and other coastal cities", said Ramadan. Falling water tablesBut Libya and its forests face other, more long-term challenges -- especially water scarcity driven by climate change and population pressures.

news-txt”>(ANSA) – MILAN, APRIL 27 – At just three years old, his leg was destined for amputation due to various malformations. And instead Nosaiba, a Libyan girl who came to Milan to find an alternative, is walking again, thanks to the Irccs Galeazzi-Sant’Ambrogio Hospital in Milan (San Donato Group), and in particular to Professor Giuseppe Peretti and Dr. Fabio Verdoni . Little Nosaiba, explains the hospital, was born with agenesis of the tibia, i.e. Preliminary studies and examinations were necessary, other professionals were also involved, such as the plastic surgeon and the vascular surgeon. It was moving – they add – to witness the first steps of Nosaiba.

Three Libyan olive oil producing companies won awards at the Japan Olive Oil Prize 2023 (JOOP) international competition among several participants from 23 olive oil-producing countries. Multi-international award-winning company based in the Western /Nefusa Mountain city of Gharian, Al-Moshkat Company, won a gold medal, while Aryaf Company and Al-Bustan Company won silver medals – all in the monovarietal categories. He highlighted previous participations in olive oil competitions in Japan in which specialized Libyan companies won advanced ranks among several international competitors in the quality of olive oil. High quality Libyan oil has won several international competitionsAl-Lamushi explained that Libyan olive oil is one of the best types of olive oil according to the approved international quality standards. An olive oil industry can diversify the economy and earn foreign currency: Head of SME programme (libyaherald.com)First National Olive Oil Prize launched (libyaherald.com)Libyan olive oil from Gharian wins two international prizes during May (libyaherald.com)Libya’s Libico olive oil from Gharian wins another international prize (libyaherald.com)Libyan olive oils win prizes at Berlin awards – plans to increase production | (libyaherald.com)Libico olive oil exported to Italy | (libyaherald.com)Libyan Export Promotion Centre discusses with Italian Chamber export of olive oil, dates and tuna to Italy and Europe | (libyaherald.com)Libya organizes non-oil exports conference – Tripoli, 16-17 March | (libyaherald.com)Libya considering allowing fish exports to EU | (libyaherald.com)Libyan dates exported to Morocco through Benghazi port | (libyaherald.com)Libya takes first steps towards exporting fish to Europe | (libyaherald.com)Oil and olive oil fair opens in Tripoli | (libyaherald.com)Never mind the oil, what about the olive oil?

Seasonal strawberry cultivation in Libya is a thriving economic resource. More than 5,000 hectares used for strawberry cultivation in western LibyaThe areas cultivated seasonally with strawberries in the west of the country are estimated at more than five thousand hectares. Strawberries yield a good economic returnSpeaking exclusively to Libya Herald, agricultural engineer Hatem Saad al-Magri, who specializes in growing strawberries and seasonal crops, said that strawberries are crops with a good economic return. Coastal region suitable for strawberry cultivationWith regard to the lands most suitable for strawberry cultivation, he said that the areas of Tajura, Al-Garabouli, Gaser Khiar east of Tripoli, the Sidi Al-Sayeh area, Gasr Ben Ghashir south of it and the whole coastal region are good for strawberry production. Strawberry cultivation, he explained, is an economic cultivation that achieves a quick and large return, especially if other industries are established on it, such as the manufacture of juices and natural jam.

The Libyan Coast Guard has recovered the bodies of three migrants who drowned off the country’s coast after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, according to a statement by the Interior Ministry of the Government of National Unity on Thursday. The bodies of the three migrants, whose nationalities were not identified by the coast guard, were recovered in the coast of Garabouli, a town in the Tripoli District. “The bodies will be handed over to the competent authorities to complete the rest of the legal procedures,” said the ministry.

A rubber boat carrying dozens of Europe-bound migrants sank off the coast of Libya and at least 55 people drowned, including women and children, the UN migration agency said Wednesday. It was the latest tragedy in this part of the Mediterranean Sea, a key route for migrants. The boat was carrying at least 60 migrants and had set off from the coastal town of Garabouli, east of Libya’s capital, Tripoli. The agency said five migrants survived the shipwreck and were brought back to shore by the Libyan coast guard. The incident was the latest tragedy in the central Mediterranean, a key route for migrants.

However, the claim is false: AFP Fact Check found the video was old and filmed in Libya. On April 20, 2023, a Facebook post shared a 20-second clip showing a lion wandering the streets of a city. A lion was seen today moving in the street of the capital Khartoum," the video caption reads. A tweet published on April 20, 2023, shared the same video alongside a claim that the lion had "escaped a zoo" in Khartoum. But the video of a lion roaming in the streets was not filmed in Sudan.

Republicans conceded that their legislation was headed nowhere; the measure is dead on arrival in the Democratic-led Senate. Without action by Congress to raise the debt limit, the U.S. government faces a potentially catastrophic default as early as this summer. Carroll, 79, testified on Day 2 of the civil trial stemming from the lawsuit she filed against Trump last year. Efforts to Ban Treatments for Transition See SetbacksRepublican efforts to restrict gender-transitioning treatment hit roadblocks in three states Wednesday. Tangaraju Suppiah, a 46-year-old Singaporean, was sentenced in 2018 for coordinating with two other men to import the cannabis in 2013.

EventProtesters are demonstrating in Al Zawiyah, 40 km (25 miles) west of Tripoli, April 27. The purpose of the action is to denounce the deteriorating security environment following the publication of a video showing alleged incidents of torture. Reports indicate that protesters have closed the entrance to Al Zawiyah and surrounded the Al Zawiyah refinery and the Municipal Council. Increased security is likely in the area for the duration of the gathering. Allow additional time if traveling through the affected area April 27.

The United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Wednesday that a rubber dinghy carrying at least 60 migrant people who had departed from Libya for Europe sank off the Libyan coast: 55 drowned, with several others dispersed. Five people survived the sinking and were brought ashore by the Libyan coastguard: three Pakistani men, an Egyptian and a Syrian child. The boat had departed from the Libyan city of Garabouli, east of Tripoli, and capsized shortly after. The reason for the shipwreck is not clear, but it is not uncommon for the boats on which migrants are transported in the central Mediterranean to be unsafe and unsuitable for long journeys. According to data from the agency, 2023 has so far been the deadliest year for migrants trying to cross the central Mediterranean since 2017.

The playwright wants to create awareness about injustices encountered by girls and women around the world by the stories in her plays. A World Health Organization report estimated 75% of women in Liberia at the end of the civil war had experienced rape. Gurira interviewed thirty women including former women soldiers and women in the Peace Movement who are credited with forcing an end to the Civil War. The play ends when Charles Taylor leaves Liberia, signaling the winding down of the long civil war. In 1990, at the beginning of the brutal, 14 year Liberian Civil War, the U.S. citizens were evacuated and U.S. involvement, for practical purposes, ended.