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Starvation, squalor and overcrowding - life in a Libyan detention centre

 The suffering of those locked up in detention centres continues to grow. in Libya.           Credit Sky News.      This woman says she had been flogged and begged for help By Alex Rossi, Middle East Correspondent Sky News has witnessed first-hand the horrific conditions that thousands of African migrants trying to get to Europe are facing in Libyan detention centres - and at the hands of the smuggling gangs. Many of them claim they've been beaten, raped and are desperate to return home. Thousands of mainly sub-Saharan Africans are incarcerated in Libya's system of makeshift detention centres. The Libyan authorities are under pressure from Europe to crack down on the number of migrants transiting through the country and the across the sea.      Special report: Libya's warehouse of suffering Most people were arrested whilst trying to cross the Mediterranean. Libya - a country wracked by civil war - is having to deal with its own crises whilst a

Wizkid, Davido, Others Nominated for 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards

                                  Wizkid or Davido? The SSE Arena in Wembley, London will on November 12 be the venue for this year's MTV Europe Music Awards with Rita Ora as the host of the ceremony. This edition would see two of Nigeria's hottest music act, Wizkid and Davido, battle it out to win the highly coveted "Best African Act" category. Other African acts contending to earn the title include Babes Wodumo and Nasty C from South Africa, C4 Pedro from Angola and Nyashinski from Kenya. ‎ On the world scene, pop singer Taylor Swift leads with six nominations while Ed Sheeran and Kendrick Lamar have four nominations. This would be the second time London will host the ceremony; the first was in 1996 at Alexandra Palace. 2017 MTV EMA NOMINEES Best Song - Clean Bandit (featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie) -- "Rockabye" - DJ Khaled (featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller) -- "Wild Thoughts" - Ed Sheeran -- "Shape of You&

Tanzania: 'Deadbeat Dad' Diamond Sued for Child Support

      Bongo Flava superstar Diamond Platinumz ' s love life has just gotten messier after he was taken to court by model Hamisa Mobetto with whom he cheated on his partner Zari Hassan. Diamond and Mobetto have a son named Abdullatifah Naseeb who was born in August. Mobetto is also suing Diamond for defamatory comments he made about her in a live radio interview on Clouds FM when he broke the news that he had fathered a son with the model behind Zari’s back. Tanzanian daily, Mwananchi, has reported that Diamond has been summoned by Dar es Salaam children’s court to answer to the charges filed against him by Mobetto the video vixen in the Salome hit song. CHARGES The charges have been filed by Mobetto ' s two lawyers Abdullah Zulu and Walter Godluck from the Century Attorneys and Co Advocates. According to the charges, Mobetto accuses Diamond of failure to provide for his son for close to two months. This is contrary to Diamond ' s version of the story whe