The Director General of the so-called “Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund,” Belgassim Haftar, agreed with Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani to establish specialized technical committees to oversee the implementation of agreed-upon projects and to develop executive frameworks for a joint work strategy between the two countries.

As the scandal over the release of Libyan warlord Almasri continues to shake Italy, survivors of Libya’s migrant detention camps—now under international protection in Rome—are exposing prison horrors and urge Europe to take responsibility.

How the Libyan conflict transformed human trafficking routes in West Africa, and why Europe’s response has so far failed.