LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the first seven months of 2021, more than 15,000 migrants were captured by the Libyan Coast Guard and other authorities as they tried to cross international waters and reach Europe. However, only about 6,000 of the migrants who were captured were being held in designated migrant detention facilities, a New Yorker…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A lawyer for Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya’s late dictator, said armed men had prevented him lodging an appeal on Thursday against his client’s disqualification from next month’s presidential election, adding to fears of turmoil around the vote. Disputes about issues including the eligibility of candidates are threatening to derail the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Danish naval patrol killed four pirates in an exchange of fire in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Nigeria, Denmark’s armed forces said on Thursday. “No Danish soldiers were injured, but five pirates were shot,” the military said. “Four of the pirates died. One was injured,” it added. The…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Russian tourist committed suicide on board a plane travelling from the Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikh to Samara, Russia. During takeoff, when passengers and crew took their seats and buckled themselves, 48-year-old Alexander Dokshin got up and made his way to the toilet. Flight attendants noticed the man’s disappearance after…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS) – Ethiopian Olympic gold medallist and national hero Haile Gebrselassie pledged on Wednesday to join the fight against rebellious forces in his country, after the prime minister said he had gone to direct the war from the front lines. The 48-year-old retired champion, who set 27 long distance running records, told…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Italian customs police on Monday dismantled a Nigerian organized crime syndicate that forced dozens of young women into prostitution and begging on the streets of Italy and then smuggled out millions of euros in ill-gained revenues to Nigeria, with cash hidden in suitcase handles or pasta packages. The police said raids in…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in Kenya have launched an investigation after a BBC staff member was found dead in the capital Nairobi. Kate Mitchell, a British national who worked for BBC Media Action in a number of African countries, died on Friday. BBC Media Action is the corporation’s international charity, and its projects focus on…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Hundreds of Libyans protested in Tripoli Friday against “war criminals” running in next month’s presidential election, after eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar and a son of ousted dictator Moamer Kadhafi announced bids. Demonstrators stamped on posters of Haftar and Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, and voiced anger over a controversial electoral law criticised for bypassing…