It’s been more than two weeks since devastating floods swept away large parts of the city of Derna.
The government in the east of the country says more than 4000 people lost their lives in the disaster, although this number remains disputed.
Many more thousands of people are still missing and displaced by the disaster.
In the weeks since the floods, fear an ... Show More
Oct 3
Focus on Africa: Can Botswana continue to depend on its diamond industry?
In an exclusive interview with the BBC's Waihiga Mwaura, Botswana's President Duma Boko, outlines his plan to reduce his country's reliance on the diamond industry amid falling global demand, and how he is pushing for a 0% tariff deal with the US.Guinea is showing signs of econom ... Show More
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Sep 2023
How politics made Libya’s flood more deadly
The port city of Derna, Libya, has been devastated by flooding, with thousands of people killed. Mediterranean Storm Daniel brought torrential rain to the region last week, but it was the collapse of two dams that caused some of the worst damage, with entire sections of Derna was ... Show More
22m 41s
Sep 2023
‘Dam of death’: How a Libyan city was washed away
Rescuers are calling for more body bags to be sent to a Libyan city hit by catastrophic flooding - as fears of waterborne diseases grow.
More than 11,300 people are known to have died - and this could reach up to 20,000, with a further 10,100 missing.
Meanwhile, attempts to coord ... Show More
20m 24s
Sep 2023
Inondations meurtrières en Libye : le chaos d'un Etat sans Etat
Plusieurs milliers, voire plusieurs dizaines de milliers de morts en Libye à la suite d'inondations monstres : bilan du passage de la tempête Daniel sur un pays sans administration et en proie au chaos. Douze ans après la chute de Kadhafi, la Libye est un Etat sans Etat, plaque t ... Show More
9m 4s
Sep 2023
Inondations en Libye: «l’assistance humanitaire n’est jamais suffisante dans des désastres pareils»
L'urgence humanitaire en Libye, une semaine après les inondations catastrophiques qui ont frappé l'est du pays, en particulier la ville de Derna... Quelle est la situation sur place, de quoi souffrent les survivants, les sinistrés ? Entretien avec Elie Abou Aoun, directeur Libye ... Show More
6m 19s