By John Lee. Sudan’s Sovereign Council has ordered the closure of the country’s borders with Libya and the Central African Republic. Reuters says the order cited "unspecified security and economic 'dangers'", while Anadolu Agency said it was to "prevent the smuggling of strategic goods". Sudan is suffering from the scarcity of goods, high exchange rates […]
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Egypt Unimpressed by Libya's Border Wall
By Hagar Saeed Mohammed for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Libya Business News. Egyptian security experts suspect that a wall being constructed by Libya will be ineffective in stopping terrorists and arms smugglers at Libya's porous eastern border with Egypt. Col. Miloud Jawad, the […]
Chad Closes Border with Libya
By John Lee. Chad reportedly closed its border with Libya on Sunday, a month after Libyan rebels entered the country. Mahamat Abba Ali Salah, Chad's Minister of Security, said the border will be closed "until further notice". (Source: ADV)
Libya-Tunisia Border Remains Closed
By John Lee. The Government of National Accord (GNA) has announced that it will continue the closure from the Libyan side of the main Libyan-Tunisian land border crossing at Ras Ajdir. More here. (Source: Libya Herald)
€90.5m from EU to Strengthen Border Management
EU Trust Fund for Africa: additional €90.5 million to strengthen border management and protection of migrants in North Africa The European Commission has approved 3 new migration-related programmes in Northern Africa totalling more than €90 million. This follows last week's European Council's conclusions in which Leaders committed to stepping up support along the Central Mediterranean […]
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EU gives €46m to support Border Management in Libya
EU adopts €46 million programme to support integrated migration and border management in Libya The EU Trust Fund for Africa has adopted a programme worth €46 million to reinforce the integrated migration and border management capacities of the Libyan authorities. The new actions respond to the measures proposed under an action plan to address migratory […]
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Algeria to Build Electric Fence on Libyan Border
Algeria is planning to build a 120-km electric fence on its border with Libya, according to reports from several Libyan and Algerian newspapers. The aim is to improve security on the porous border and stop the infiltration of terrorists. There has been no official confirmation of these reports from Algerian or Libyan government officials. (Source: […]
UK to sends Troops to Libya-Tunisia Border
The United Kingdom is sending about 20 troops to Tunisia to help stop people crossing illegally from neighbouring Libya. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon (pictured) said on Monday that a training team from the 4th Infantry Brigade would help Tunisian authorities, adding that Britain was willing to provide military advice and training to Libya's new unity […]
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