The social history of Libya
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The history in general of Libya
- Libyan Envoy Explains Deportation of
Nigerians
- Panafrican News Agency, 9 October 2000. The ongoing mass
deportation of Nigerians and other black Africans living
in Libya is aimed at ensuring compliance with the
country’s residence laws. The evacuation was ordered
by the Nigerian government following clashes involving the
migrant Africans, especially West African citizens and
their Libyan hosts.
- Cameroonians Flee Racist Violence in Libya
via Chad
- Agence France-Presse, 14 November 2000. More than 100
Cameroon nationals fleeing an outbreak of violence against
black African workers in Libya arrived at Chad’s
Ndjamena airport. Several thousand African workers have
been repatriated to their homelands since an outbreak of
racist violence began in September, in which dozens of
people were reported to have been attacked and
killed.