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Infrastructures 26/09/2022

China's CRCC in Algiers' bad books over East-West motorway delays

The China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) is at odds with the Algerian authorities over the delivery of the road linking Bejaia to the East-West motorway. With many hurdles hampering the works, the road may well end up taking several more years to complete. [...]

26/09/2022

Tunisian intelligence specialist appointed Military Attaché in Berlin

In charge of Tunisian foreign intelligence, Colonel Major Ben H. is soon to be appointed Defence Attaché to the Tunisian Embassy in Germany. [...]

Defence Diplomacy 22/09/2022

New Libyan defence attaché Gibril Shtiwi Mohamed finds his feet in Paris

The Libyan embassy in Paris has welcomed a new member of staff, defence attaché General Gibril Shtewi Mohamed, a veteran politician with a non-partisan reputation. [...]

Business 20/09/2022

USAID teams up with PM Consulting Group on its economic plan

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is strengthening its economic activities in Libya and delegating the management of some of its new projects to PM Consulting Group. [...]

Energy 19/09/2022

TotalEnergies still battling to get Libyan green light for Hess stake in Waha

Ten months after announcing it had increased its stake in Waha via the purchase of half of Hess's shares in the concession, the French oil major is still struggling to get Libya's oil ministry to give the deal its green light. [...]

Politics Diplomacy 16/09/2022

Al-Thani back at centre of Libyan negotiations

Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. © Omer Messinger/EPA/MaxPPP

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Diplomacy 16/09/2022

Secret Dabaiba letter sought to block Bathily nomination

The Libyan prime minister tried to prevent the Senegalese diplomat Abdoulaye Bathily from being appointed right up until the last minute. On 1 September, he addressed a letter to the Security Council in which he stressed his "reservations" about the appointment. [...]

Diplomacy 14/09/2022

Abdelhamid Dabaiba makes life difficult for Western envoys

Germany's special envoy for Libya, Christian Buck, was refused a visa by Abdelhamid Dabaiba's government in Tripoli. Other Western diplomats have been prevented from travelling to Misrata to meet Dabaiba's rival, Fathi Bachagha. [...]

Libyan Prime Minister, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, on the 12th of July 2022.

Business Diplomacy 14/09/2022

Ministers of Transportation in the Union for the Mediterranean to meet in Cairo

The Ministers of Transportation in countries that are members of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) will meet on 3 October in Cairo. [...]

Business 09/09/2022

NOC and Tripoli prepare response to ex-Gaddafi communicator in Paris

A French court has ruled that the National Oil Corp (NOC) is an extension of the Libyan state, opening the way for the country's creditors to seize state assets. But Tripoli is planning a counterattack based on arbitration fraud claims. [...]

Business 09/09/2022

Khalifa Haftar reboots seven free zone projects, seeks foreign investors

The Benghazi authorities affiliated with Khalifa Haftar are reactivating seven free zone projects in the hope of attracting investment to the Cyrenaica region. [...]

Business 07/09/2022

In well-worn technique, health ministry uses up Libyan medical products first before buying abroad

The government has launched five calls for tenders for the local market, before expanding the bids to foreign markets. The powerful Medical Supplies Organisation thus hopes to finish off the country's stock of subsidised medicines first. [...]

Diplomacy 06/09/2022

Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen takes over as head of French foreign ministry's UN department

France's former ambassador to Libya, Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen, has returned to Paris to head the French foreign ministry's directorate for the United Nations, international organisations, human rights and Francophonie (NUOI). [...]

Diplomacy 02/09/2022

Erdogan caught in the crossfire of Tripoli clashes

The renewed fighting between Abdelhamid Dabaiba and Fathi Bachagha's respective camps on 27 and 28 August in Tripoli showed the limits of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's balancing act. The Turkish president has been trying to mediate between the sparring factions while looking after his own troops on the ground. [...]

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

SpotlightEnergy 01/09/2022

West worried as AGOCO-Zarubezhneft rapprochement picks up pace

At the request of Libya's National Oil Corp subsidiary AGOCO, the Russian Zarubezhneft group sent a delegation to Benghazi in August. The EU and the US are both concerned this move may spell the possibility of sanctioned Russian oil being transshipped. [...]

Diplomacy 25/08/2022

Algiers manoeuvres to make its Arab League summit a success

Algerian foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra is due to receive his Arab League counterparts in late August to prepare the organisation's next summit. They will try to smooth out their differences on several thorny issues, including the possible return of Syria to the league and the Ukraine war. [...]

SpotlightDiplomacy 18/08/2022

Sassou and African Union try to regain foothold in Libyan affairs

As chairman of the AU's High Level Committee on Libya, the Congolese president has dispatched his foreign minister to the country to oversee mediation efforts. Meanwhile, the pan-African body is lobbying in New York to have one of its candidates chosen to head up the UN support mission. [...]

Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Libya summit in Berlin (January 2020).

Diplomacy 17/08/2022

Patrick Durel to stay on as Macron's North Africa adviser

Conseiller chargé de l'Afrique du Nord et du Moyen-Orient à l'Elysée depuis 2020, Patrick Durel devrait voir sa mission prolongée. [...]

Breaking news 30/07/2022

Secret talks in Dubai: after the NOC, Dabaiba willing to offer several key ministries to Haftar clan

Breaking published on 30/07/22, 9:00 - Determined to remain at the head of the executive, Abdelhamid Dabaiba is keen to get into General Khalifa Haftar's good books. Africa Intelligence can reveal how Haftar's son travelled to Dubai to negotiate with the Prime Minister's missi dominici for several key positions in a future reshuffled government. [...]

Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba.

Energy 29/07/2022

New NOC boss Bengdara courts Russia's Zarubezhneft via AGOCO

Russia's state-owned oil company has been invited to dispatch a delegation to Benghazi to visit the head office of AGOCO, the NOC subsidiary that operates the Sarir and Messla fields. This rapprochement, discreetly supported by Khalifa Haftar, is a source of great concern to Washington and other Western nations. [...]

Farhat Bengdara, newly appointed as chairman of the Libyan state National Oil Corp (NOC).

Diplomacy 28/07/2022

Haftar builds alliances with western Libya militias

Khalifa Haftar's envoys conducted discreet negotiations in May and June with militias in western Libya. Discussions are being held in parallel with Riyadh and Cairo. [...]

Diplomacy 27/07/2022

Helene Le Gal tipped to become new EU chief for North Africa

Helene Le Gal, who has been French ambassador to Morocco since 2019, is being tipped to become head of the Middle East and North Africa department at the European External Action Service in Brussels. [...]

The French Ambassador to Morocco Hélène Le Gal on the occasion of the ambassadors' tour in Lyon, France on August 30, 2019.

Diplomacy 26/07/2022

Who will be France's next ambassador to Libya?

Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen, French ambassador to Libya since 2019, will leave her post in the course of the next few weeks. French Minister of Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna is preparing to appoint her successor. [...]

Finance 20/07/2022

Maghreb Union's BMICE bank seeks raison d'être

Despite limited means and a governance paralysed by political rivalry, the Maghreb Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade is hoping to develop its activities. It is considering opening its capital to new partners and is increasing cooperation with international funders. [...]

In Focus Commodity traders 18/07/2022

Libya's agri-food tycoons position themselves to tackle crisis

As soaring food prices add to mounting social and economic pressures, just a handful of well-connected businessmen have found themselves in control of the agri-food sector so critical to the stability of the country. [...]

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China's CRCC in Algiers' bad books over East-West motorway delays

Tunisian intelligence specialist appointed Military Attaché in Berlin

New Libyan defence attaché Gibril Shtiwi Mohamed finds his feet in Paris

USAID teams up with PM Consulting Group on its economic plan

TotalEnergies still battling to get Libyan green light for Hess stake in Waha

Al-Thani back at centre of Libyan negotiations

Secret Dabaiba letter sought to block Bathily nomination

Abdelhamid Dabaiba makes life difficult for Western envoys

Ministers of Transportation in the Union for the Mediterranean to meet in Cairo

NOC and Tripoli prepare response to ex-Gaddafi communicator in Paris

Khalifa Haftar reboots seven free zone projects, seeks foreign investors

In well-worn technique, health ministry uses up Libyan medical products first before buying abroad

Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen takes over as head of French foreign ministry's UN department

Erdogan caught in the crossfire of Tripoli clashes

West worried as AGOCO-Zarubezhneft rapprochement picks up pace

Algiers manoeuvres to make its Arab League summit a success

Sassou and African Union try to regain foothold in Libyan affairs

Patrick Durel to stay on as Macron's North Africa adviser

Secret talks in Dubai: after the NOC, Dabaiba willing to offer several key ministries to Haftar clan

New NOC boss Bengdara courts Russia's Zarubezhneft via AGOCO

Haftar builds alliances with western Libya militias

Helene Le Gal tipped to become new EU chief for North Africa

Who will be France's next ambassador to Libya?

Maghreb Union's BMICE bank seeks raison d'être

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China's CRCC in Algiers' bad books over East-West motorway delays

Tunisian intelligence specialist appointed Military Attaché in Berlin

New Libyan defence attaché Gibril Shtiwi Mohamed finds his feet in Paris

USAID teams up with PM Consulting Group on its economic plan

TotalEnergies still battling to get Libyan green light for Hess stake in Waha

Al-Thani back at centre of Libyan negotiations

Secret Dabaiba letter sought to block Bathily nomination

Abdelhamid Dabaiba makes life difficult for Western envoys

Ministers of Transportation in the Union for the Mediterranean to meet in Cairo

NOC and Tripoli prepare response to ex-Gaddafi communicator in Paris

Khalifa Haftar reboots seven free zone projects, seeks foreign investors

In well-worn technique, health ministry uses up Libyan medical products first before buying abroad

Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen takes over as head of French foreign ministry's UN department

Erdogan caught in the crossfire of Tripoli clashes

West worried as AGOCO-Zarubezhneft rapprochement picks up pace

Algiers manoeuvres to make its Arab League summit a success

Sassou and African Union try to regain foothold in Libyan affairs

Patrick Durel to stay on as Macron's North Africa adviser

Secret talks in Dubai: after the NOC, Dabaiba willing to offer several key ministries to Haftar clan

New NOC boss Bengdara courts Russia's Zarubezhneft via AGOCO

Haftar builds alliances with western Libya militias

Helene Le Gal tipped to become new EU chief for North Africa

Who will be France's next ambassador to Libya?

Maghreb Union's BMICE bank seeks raison d'être

Libya's agri-food tycoons position themselves to tackle crisis

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