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Diplomacy 14/05/2021

Macron leaves al-Manfi and Libya off guest list for Parisian summits

Emmanuel Macron with Mohamed al-Menfi at the Elysee Palace, March 2021. ©Jacopo Landi / Hans Lucas.

Diplomacy 12/05/2021

Foreign Minister Mangoush under fire from Ankara and Muslim Brotherhood

Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Al Mangoush. ©Reuters

Diplomacy 10/05/2021

Brussels and Ankara tussle over Libyan coastguard

Migrants are seen on the deck of a Libyan Coast Guard's ship in Tripoli, Libya, on 29 April 29 2021. ©Hamza Turkia/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Diplomacy 07/05/2021

Gaddafi's Airbus flies for first time in seven years

Muammar Gaddafi's VIP Airbus A340. ©Reuters Marketplace - Hans Lucas Pictures

Politics Oil & gas 06/05/2021

New oil undersecretary Refaat al-Abbar brings eastern connections to the job

The new undersecretary for oil and gas, appointed by Abdelhamid Dabaiba as the National Oil Corporation struggles with cash flow, is close to the Haftar family as well as a board member of the oil firm's London branch. [...]

Business 05/05/2021

Tunisair's Libya link struggles under fallout from Covid and insurance premiums

The re-opening of the Tunisia-Libya air link first scheduled for November 2020 and then on 27 April, has been pushed back once again. [...]

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Mohamed Al Haddad (left), Libyan chief of staff, during a meeting with Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar in October 2020.

Politics 04/05/2021

Russia's support for LNA dampens Haddad's ambitions as national army head Free

It may be up to the Presidential Council to appoint Libya's military chief of staff, but the legitimacy of Mohamed Al Haddad, whom the previous government put in that post, is being questioned by eastern authorities. [...]

Mahamat Idriss Déby (Kaka), son of the late Chadian President Idriss Déby, is the head of the Transitional Military Council.

Diplomacy 04/05/2021

Mahamat Idriss Déby extends an olive branch to Toubou in northern Chad, southern Libya

Mahamat Idriss Déby, the new strongman of N'Djamena, wants to prevent rebel forces forming an alliance with the Toubou tribes whose homeland straddles Chad and Libya. [...]

Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba.

Politics 30/04/2021

Al Manfi charges ahead with unification process leaving PM Dabaiba behind

Gen Haftar's influence remains strong, as the difference in treatment between Presidential Council leader Mohamed Al Manfi, welcomed with open arms in Tobruk to negotiate the new state budget, and PM Abdelhamid Dabaiba who was forced to cancel a trip to Benghazi on 26 avril, reveals. [...]

The Commander of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar.

Spotlight Politics Defence 27/04/2021

Haftar dreams of presidency while son Saddam longs to lead the army

Eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar, less than a year after his failed assault on Tripoli, sees himself as president of a unified Libya. To achieve that goal, he needs to find a successor to lead his army. [...]

Politics Defence 26/04/2021

Dabaiba and Haftar focus on Fezzan post-Déby

Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba and Presidential Council Vice-President Musa Koni are competing to control Libya's far south after the FACT rebel attack and the death of Chadian President Idriss Déby. The PM is pro-Turkish, while Koni is close to Khalifa Haftar. [...]

Diplomacy 22/04/2021

Mercury Public Affairs hires Toby Moffett to lobby for Dabaiba in Washington

Mercury Public Affairs has tasked the American Toby Moffett with overseeing the lobbying contract awarded by the Libyan government on 7 April. A former Democratic congressman, he has represented Morrocan interests in Washington for several years. [...]

Diplomacy 19/04/2021

New Libyan Foreign Bank boss Al Darrat continues to lobby in Washington

Mohamed Ali Al Darrat, the newly appointed head of the LFB, will remain Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba's special envoy to the United States, where he recently facilitated the signing of a new lobbying contract between Tripoli and Mercury Public Affairs. [...]

Diplomacy 16/04/2021

Macron dispatches special envoy Paul Soler to coordinate Libya policy with Rome

Appointed without fanfare as "France's special envoy for Libya" in mid-March, Paul Soler travelled to Rome in mid-April to discuss the the situation in Libya. [...]

Central Bank of Libya Governor Al Seddik Omar Al Kabir.

Politics 15/04/2021

Al Kabir handpicks new Libyan Foreign Bank committee

The governor of the Central Bank of Libya, Al Kabir, didn't take the trouble to consult with his board before appointing the new management team for Libyan Foreign Bank, keeper of the country's oil revenue. [...]

Najla al-Mangoush, Libyan Foreign Minister.

Diplomacy 13/04/2021

Najla al-Mangoush, a foreign minister with clipped wings

Despite being put in charge of Libya's diplomatic service, Najla al-Mangoush finds herself somewhat sidelined and caught up in turf wars. [...]

Business 13/04/2021

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

Russia is struggling to meet delivery deadlines for its Sputnik V vaccines, with several African capitals still waiting for their first doses. [...]

Politics 12/04/2021

Haftar wins the first round of vaccine war with help from Abu Dhabi and Moscow

Health minister Ali Zanaty has succeeded in getting 100,000 doses of the Sputnik-V vaccine to Tripoli thanks to eastern Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar's foreign allies. Zanaty is one of Haftar's supporters in the governent of national unity. [...]

Oil & gas 12/04/2021

Total's Pouyanné heading to Tripoli on charm offensive

Total's CEO is due to meet the new Libyan government on 20 April. The French major has its eyes on the country's vast oil reserves, which have been deprived of investment since the 2011 revolution. [...]

Diplomacy Defence 09/04/2021

Re-opening of EU delegation tied to foreign troop withdrawal

The European Union has announced its intention to re-open its delegation in Tripoli. But the form that this takes depends on Turkey and Russia's response to the American and European insistence that foreign troops leave Libyan territory. [...]

Diplomacy 09/04/2021

Algeria changes tack to scupper Morocco's AU commissionner bid

In the end, North Africa will present eight candidates for the seat of African Union commissioner for education, including four from Morocco and two from Algeria. [...]

Business Infrastructures 08/04/2021

Albayrak leads Turkey's assault on reconstruction contracts

International construction companies, especially those based in Turkey, are scrambling to reconstruct Libya. [...]

Diplomacy 07/04/2021

Mario Draghi uses aviation to make big deals with Tripoli take off

Italy is determined to defend its interests in Libya, especially against Turkey, and so will back to the hilt Tripoli's efforts to reopen air links to the European Union. [...]

European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi.

Diplomacy 06/04/2021

EU's maritime rescue millions missing at sea

European commissioner for neighbourhood and enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi, was not able to say where the EU-funded Libyan maritime rescue coordination centre is located. The centre, financed by the European Union to help boats in trouble in the Mediterranean, should have been operational by 2020. [...]

Business 05/04/2021

Björn Luthardt spearheads German business opportunities in Tripoli

Björn Luthardt, head of the eponymous family firm along with his brother Sven, organised an economic forum to bring German industrial giants together with Libyan authorities. [...]

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Macron leaves al-Manfi and Libya off guest list for Parisian summits

Foreign Minister Mangoush under fire from Ankara and Muslim Brotherhood

Brussels and Ankara tussle over Libyan coastguard

Gaddafi's Airbus flies for first time in seven years

New oil undersecretary Refaat al-Abbar brings eastern connections to the job

Tunisair's Libya link struggles under fallout from Covid and insurance premiums

Russia's support for LNA dampens Haddad's ambitions as national army head Free

Mahamat Idriss Déby extends an olive branch to Toubou in northern Chad, southern Libya

Al Manfi charges ahead with unification process leaving PM Dabaiba behind

Haftar dreams of presidency while son Saddam longs to lead the army

Dabaiba and Haftar focus on Fezzan post-Déby

Mercury Public Affairs hires Toby Moffett to lobby for Dabaiba in Washington

New Libyan Foreign Bank boss Al Darrat continues to lobby in Washington

Macron dispatches special envoy Paul Soler to coordinate Libya policy with Rome

Al Kabir handpicks new Libyan Foreign Bank committee

Najla al-Mangoush, a foreign minister with clipped wings

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

Haftar wins the first round of vaccine war with help from Abu Dhabi and Moscow

Total's Pouyanné heading to Tripoli on charm offensive

Re-opening of EU delegation tied to foreign troop withdrawal

Algeria changes tack to scupper Morocco's AU commissionner bid

Albayrak leads Turkey's assault on reconstruction contracts

Mario Draghi uses aviation to make big deals with Tripoli take off

EU's maritime rescue millions missing at sea

Björn Luthardt spearheads German business opportunities in Tripoli

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Macron leaves al-Manfi and Libya off guest list for Parisian summits

Foreign Minister Mangoush under fire from Ankara and Muslim Brotherhood

Brussels and Ankara tussle over Libyan coastguard

Gaddafi's Airbus flies for first time in seven years

New oil undersecretary Refaat al-Abbar brings eastern connections to the job

Tunisair's Libya link struggles under fallout from Covid and insurance premiums

Russia's support for LNA dampens Haddad's ambitions as national army head Free

Mahamat Idriss Déby extends an olive branch to Toubou in northern Chad, southern Libya

Al Manfi charges ahead with unification process leaving PM Dabaiba behind

Haftar dreams of presidency while son Saddam longs to lead the army

Dabaiba and Haftar focus on Fezzan post-Déby

Mercury Public Affairs hires Toby Moffett to lobby for Dabaiba in Washington

New Libyan Foreign Bank boss Al Darrat continues to lobby in Washington

Macron dispatches special envoy Paul Soler to coordinate Libya policy with Rome

Al Kabir handpicks new Libyan Foreign Bank committee

Najla al-Mangoush, a foreign minister with clipped wings

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

Haftar wins the first round of vaccine war with help from Abu Dhabi and Moscow

Total's Pouyanné heading to Tripoli on charm offensive

Re-opening of EU delegation tied to foreign troop withdrawal

Algeria changes tack to scupper Morocco's AU commissionner bid

Albayrak leads Turkey's assault on reconstruction contracts

Mario Draghi uses aviation to make big deals with Tripoli take off

EU's maritime rescue millions missing at sea

Björn Luthardt spearheads German business opportunities in Tripoli

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