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Tunisian ex-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali at Tunis-Carthage airport in December 2010, less than a month before being forced from power

Ousted Tunisian President Ben Ali Dies At 83

A Tunisian government employee removes a portrait of Ben Ali in January 2011, days after the longtime dictator was forced from power, triggering revolts across the Arab world
Nearly 14,000 young Nigerians have returned from Libya since 2017 under a UN voluntary repatriation programme after leaving for Europe

Nigerian Migrants Struggle To Reintegrate After Libya Ordeal

Emerging from her ordeal, Gloria considers herself "privileged". Last year, the 26-year-old left Nigeria with four other women, dreaming of a better life in Europe.On a tortuous journey, three of the five friends died before reaching Libya, where the two survivors were stranded for almost a year. Now only Gloria is back home in Nigeria.She dreamed of being a fashion designer but now sews synthetic tracksuits in a shabby workshop in Benin City, southern Nigeria, for 15,000 naira a month ($41.50, 38 euros).

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