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Business Diplomacy 21/03/2023

France's foreign trade advisers chase new Libyan contracts

The business climate between the Libyan government and French companies has improved in recent weeks, opening up the prospect of new contracts in telecommunications, health and hotels.

Diplomacy 17/03/2023

Cairo thwarts Abdoulaye Bathily's Libya roadmap

Abdoulaye Bathily, head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), in Tripoli on 11 March 2023. © Mahmud Turkia/AFP

Diplomacy 13/03/2023

EU Maghreb delegation looks to turn page on Qatargate by choosing a new chairperson

The European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with Maghreb Countries, several members of which are concerned by the alleged corruption scandal involving Qatar and Morocco, hopes to restore its image by electing a new chairperson.

Energy Business 09/03/2023

Straife advises oil trader BGN International

The Emirati company is being supported on its Libyan operations by the US consultancy's boss Joseph Fleming, who formerly worked as a lobbyist for eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar.

Defence Diplomacy 09/03/2023

Darfur fighters in Libya negotiate return to Sudan

The coalition of Darfuri mercenaries in Libya is visiting Niamey again this week.

Business 06/03/2023

Paris court rejects Al Kharafi's motions in LIA case

The appeals court dismissed the Kuwaiti construction firm's latest legal moves in its battle with the Libyan Investment Authority and upheld a ruling that cancelled the freezing of some of the LIA's bank accounts.

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Business 24/02/2023

LIA loses lawsuit against property tycoon Roger King

On 10 February, the Libyan Investment Authority lost the lawsuit it brought to the UK courts in 2018 against British property tycoon Roger Milner King, aged 86, over a hotel construction project in England.

Diplomacy 24/02/2023

African Union calls for national reconciliation conference in Libya

At the 36th summit of the African Union, the High-Level Committee on the Libyan question strongly urged the holding of a national reconciliation conference.

Energy 21/02/2023

Rome-Tripoli gas deal reawakens threat of blockades

Both Libya's oil minister and the Libyan Cities and Tribes Supreme Council believe the recent gas deal between Italy and Libya goes against the country's interests. The East-leaning council, which has filed a complaint with a court in Tripoli, has been known to create blockades in the past.

ENI CEO Claudio Descalzi and NOC chief Farhat Bengdara with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni and the head of Libya's national unity government, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, Tripoli, Libya, 28 January 2023.

Energy 21/02/2023

Tripoli prosecutor probes NOC payments to oil trader BGN International

The Tripoli prosecutor general is investigating payments made by Libya's National Oil Company to a Dubai-based firm called BGN International. The several million dollars paid out were allegedly due to be used as a financing tool by the Haftar clan that dominates the east of the country.

Prosecutor General Siddiq al-Sour in Tripoli, 14 March 2018.

Diplomacy 17/02/2023

Sassou appoints special adviser Joly to work on Libya

As the chairman of the African Union's committee on Libya, the Congolese president is now relying on his special adviser Françoise Joly to monitor developments in Libya.

Diplomacy 17/02/2023

North Africa demands better representation at African Union

The 42nd Ordinary Session of the African Union's Executive Council opened on 15 February with behind-the-scenes negotiations on the distribution of Peace and Security Council seats.

Finance 15/02/2023

LIA sovereign wealth fund opens mysterious branch in London

The Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) sovereign wealth fund opened a subsidiary in London on 16 January. LIA officials have not commented on the purpose of the subsidiary, which is called the Libyan Foreign Investment Company, or the identity of its directors.

Infrastructure 14/02/2023

Abdelhamid Dabaiba turns to public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment

To get round the lack of a state budget, which House of Representatives members are struggling to agree on, the Libyan prime minister is looking to public-private partnerships to finance the country's infrastructure projects.

Inner circles Diplomacy 10/02/2023

MBZ's trusted Libyan trio Free

Libya is strategically important for Abu Dhabi and is monitored by a trusted trio of experts, who keep the Emirati leader in the loop. The three men are also the main point of contact on Libya for Western nations.

UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan.

Business 09/02/2023

Setback for Siba Plast in court battle with Libyan Investment Authority

The Tunisian company Siba Plast had won compensation from Libya's sovereign wealth fund in the French courts, but the Paris appeal court has now overturned that ruling.

SpotlightDefence Diplomacy 08/02/2023

UN, Tripoli, Abu Dhabi play game of bluff over arms embargo

Tripoli is quietly lobbying the UN to allow delivery of armoured vehicles from the Emirates, despite an arms embargo on Libya. The plea comes after a ship carrying Emirati armoured vehicles to eastern Libya was seized in October, the latest in a series of violations of the international embargo.

Libya's Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba in Tripoli, on 21 November 2021.

Diplomacy 03/02/2023

UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily to address UN Security Council

Abdoulaye Bathily, the head of the United Nations mission in Libya (UNSMIL), is due to visit UN headquarters in New York in mid-February. On the 16th he will address the Security Council to set out the situation in the country.

Business 02/02/2023

Libya Desk consultancy to open Tunisian branch

The consulting firm Libya Desk, founded in 2019, is going to open an office in Tunisia, Tunisia Desk. Libya Desk is specialized in economics and politics and was created by Oliver Crowley and Mohamed Omar Dorda, son of Abu Zaid Dorda, former prime minister and head of intelligence under Muammar Gaddafi.

Energy 01/02/2023

Tunisia fears losing pipeline revenues as its neighbours strike gas deals with Italy

The recent North African tour of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which concentrated on securing Italy's gas supplies from Algeria and Libya, left Italy's traditional partner, Tunisia, on the sidelines. The authorities in Tunis now fear that they could find themselves isolated on the regional energy map.

The Tunisian segment of the Trans-Mediterranean (Transmed) pipeline, through which natural gas flows from Algeria to Italy.

Politics 30/01/2023

Abdelhamid Dabaiba loses ground with Gaddafi sympathisers

Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba is losing ground with Gaddafi sympathisers.

Business Diplomacy 25/01/2023

French embassy considers using TLSContact for visa applications in Libya

The French embassy in Tripoli may soon manage visa applications in Libya itself by subcontracting part of the activity to service provider TLSContact. This would facilitate procedures for Libyans, who currently have to go to Tunis to make a visa request.

Defence Energy Diplomacy 23/01/2023

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Algerian secret services in survival mode in North Mali

As fight against M23 continues, Kigali and Kinshasa wage war of intelligence

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France's foreign trade advisers chase new Libyan contracts

Cairo thwarts Abdoulaye Bathily's Libya roadmap

EU Maghreb delegation looks to turn page on Qatargate by choosing a new chairperson

Straife advises oil trader BGN International

Darfur fighters in Libya negotiate return to Sudan

Paris court rejects Al Kharafi's motions in LIA case

LIA loses lawsuit against property tycoon Roger King

African Union calls for national reconciliation conference in Libya

Rome-Tripoli gas deal reawakens threat of blockades

Tripoli prosecutor probes NOC payments to oil trader BGN International

Sassou appoints special adviser Joly to work on Libya

North Africa demands better representation at African Union

LIA sovereign wealth fund opens mysterious branch in London

Abdelhamid Dabaiba turns to public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment

MBZ's trusted Libyan trio Free

Setback for Siba Plast in court battle with Libyan Investment Authority

UN, Tripoli, Abu Dhabi play game of bluff over arms embargo

UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily to address UN Security Council

Libya Desk consultancy to open Tunisian branch

Tunisia fears losing pipeline revenues as its neighbours strike gas deals with Italy

Abdelhamid Dabaiba loses ground with Gaddafi sympathisers

French embassy considers using TLSContact for visa applications in Libya

Wagner at the centre of CIA boss's visit to Tripoli

US prepares to try alleged Lockerbie bombmaker

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France's foreign trade advisers chase new Libyan contracts

Cairo thwarts Abdoulaye Bathily's Libya roadmap

EU Maghreb delegation looks to turn page on Qatargate by choosing a new chairperson

Straife advises oil trader BGN International

Darfur fighters in Libya negotiate return to Sudan

Paris court rejects Al Kharafi's motions in LIA case

LIA loses lawsuit against property tycoon Roger King

African Union calls for national reconciliation conference in Libya

Rome-Tripoli gas deal reawakens threat of blockades

Tripoli prosecutor probes NOC payments to oil trader BGN International

Sassou appoints special adviser Joly to work on Libya

North Africa demands better representation at African Union

LIA sovereign wealth fund opens mysterious branch in London

Abdelhamid Dabaiba turns to public-private partnerships for infrastructure investment

MBZ's trusted Libyan trio Free

Setback for Siba Plast in court battle with Libyan Investment Authority

UN, Tripoli, Abu Dhabi play game of bluff over arms embargo

UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily to address UN Security Council

Libya Desk consultancy to open Tunisian branch

Tunisia fears losing pipeline revenues as its neighbours strike gas deals with Italy

Abdelhamid Dabaiba loses ground with Gaddafi sympathisers

French embassy considers using TLSContact for visa applications in Libya

Wagner at the centre of CIA boss's visit to Tripoli

US prepares to try alleged Lockerbie bombmaker

South African van Deventer, kidnapped in Libya, reportedly now in Mali Free

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