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Oct 29, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Morad Dakhil |Rob Stevens
Nigeria said no reason was given for their plane being sent to Al Abraq, about 230km (143 miles) away from Benghazi, and they were not met by an LFF representative on their arrival on 13 October. Players posted on social media that they had been left without food, wi-fi or anywhere to sleep, and the Super Eagles squad returned to West Africa the day before the game.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
sports.yahoo.com | Morad Dakhil |Rob Stevens
The Libyan Football Federation (LFF) will "go to the highest levels of litigation" as it seeks to overturn the sanctions imposed upon it after the national side's 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria was cancelled. The Super Eagles boycotted the match in Benghazi after their plane from Nigeria was diverted from its intended destination and their squad was stranded in an airport terminal overnight.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Morad Dakhil
The Libyan Football Federation announced that Shaheen Al-Jamil was among the players who lost their lives in the floodsThe devastating floods in Libya have claimed the lives of a number of elite footballers, according to the Libya Football Federation (LFF). The floods, caused by Storm Daniel, resulted in two dams bursting, sweeping away large parts of the port city of Derna.
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Jun 19, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Morad Dakhil
Sudan will move to the top of Group I with one game to go if they beat Mauritania on TuesdayMidfielder Muataz Hashem says Sudan are looking to bring joy to football fans in the war-torn country by clinching qualification for next year's Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). Sudan face Mauritania on Tuesday, knowing a win will take them top of Group I with one game remaining. "[It is] very difficult to be far from your country, land and stadium," Hashem told BBC Sport Africa.
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Jun 18, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Ashley Lime |Anne Okumu |Morad Dakhil |Mayeni Jones
Posted at 12:11 19 Jun12:11 19 JunFlorence Bore says she signed an agreement allowing her to occupy the MP's houseImage caption: Florence Bore says she signed an agreement allowing her to occupy the MP's houseA Kenyan cabinet minister is being accused of forcing herway into and then occupying an MP’s house in the capital, Nairobi, that she intends to buy.
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Jun 18, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Ashley Lime |Anne Okumu |Morad Dakhil |Mayeni Jones
The world through its mediaChina, Brazil, South Africa, Russia and India make up the Brics nationsImage caption: China, Brazil, South Africa, Russia and India make up the Brics nationsParis has requested to attend a Brics summit scheduled to take place in South Africa in August, France's Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Monday.
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Jun 18, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Ashley Lime |Anne Okumu |Morad Dakhil
Parents like Biira Slivia are desperately hoping for news of their missing childrenImage caption: Parents like Biira Slivia are desperately hoping for news of their missing childrenThree people have been rescued and two militants killed after an operation to free those abducted by suspected rebels, following an attack on a school in Uganda's Kasese district last week that killed at least 42 people. It is thought that eight people were kidnapped during the assault.
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Jun 18, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Ashley Lime |Anne Okumu |Morad Dakhil
ReutersCopyright: ReutersMinusma has more than 13,000 troopsImage caption: Minusma has more than 13,000 troopsBurkinaFaso's military government has said it welcomed Mali’s decision to affirm its“sovereignty... to be the sole masters of their destiny” after Mali's Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop called on the UN to withdraw its peacekeeping force from his country "without delay".
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May 19, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Morad Dakhil
By Morad DakhilSports Writer, LibyaLast updated on .From the section Sport AfricaThe prime minister of Libya's Government of National Unity has ordered an investigation after the death of a teenage basketball fan shot in the head at a top-flight match in Tripoli. Abdul Mohimen Al-Falah was fatally injured on Monday in a disturbance outside the arena following the Libyan Basketball League play-off between Al Ittihad and Al Ahly Benghazi.
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May 13, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Morad Dakhil |chiagozie Fred Nwonwu |Chris Ewokor |Natasha Booty
Rahwa KinfeCopyright: Rahwa KinfeRahwa Kinfe said she she was happy to represent Tigray culture and valuesImage caption: Rahwa Kinfe said she she was happy to represent Tigray culture and valuesA young woman who soughtasylum in Belgium after fleeing the Tigray conflict in northern Ethiopia has finished second in the Miss Black Belgium 2023 beauty contest. Rahwa Kinfe has told the BBC that she was proud to introduce Tigrayanculture and values in the international arena.
