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With no Haftar-Bachagha deal, Tripoli fighting continues

Following the failure of the humanitarian truce called for on March 18 by the United Nations to prevent the coronavirus (Covid-19) spreading in Libya, nothing seems likely to stop the fighting in Tripoli between Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) [...] (629 words)

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African Union to opt for austerity in 2023 budget

The foreign ministers of the AU descended on Lusaka on 14 July to endorse its budget for 2023. Coming in at just under $600m, it represents a drop in spending of 9% compared to 2022. [...]

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Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi looks to leave his mark on the Kimberley Process

Taking advantage of its position as current chair of the Kimberley Process, the Botswana government wants to reinstate diamond certification control measures that fell into disuse during the pandemic. The objective is to ensure the longevity of the Kimberley Process brand, but also to be proactive in the leadership of the organisation, which could see its headquarters built in Gaborone. [...]

Botswana's Mining Minister Lefoko Moagi. © Facebook/Lefoko Moagi

Jan Kubis, UN Special Envoy for Libya. © Kay Nietfeld/POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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LIBYA Diplomacy 07/07/2021

UNSMIL chief Jan Kubis seeks security affairs deputy

The UN mission's new number two will oversee the disarmament and reintegration of militia forces as well as security sector reform, two crucial processes that for now are going nowhere. [...]

LIBYA Politics 02/06/2021

Fathi Bachagha kicks off presidential campaign with European tour Free

The former interior minister is not giving up the ghost. Having lost his February bid to become prime minister, Fathi Bachagha has thrown his hat into the presidential ring. His election campaign has started with a tour of European capitals. [...]

The former Libyan interior minister Fathi Bashagha. © AFP

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LIBYA Politics 19/05/2021

Why Gaddafi spymaster associate Mohamed Khalifa Hussein Al Ayeb became head of intelligence

The new Libyan intelligence chief's past has drawn the wrath of his predecessor. Mohamed Khalifa Hussein Al Ayeb, a former Gaddafi loyalist close to the ex-Mukhabarat boss Abdallah Senoussi, does however have the support of some militias. [...]

LIBYA Diplomacy 12/05/2021

Foreign Minister Mangoush under fire from Ankara and Muslim Brotherhood

After talks with Egypt broke down, Turkey is hardening its position and refuses to pull its troops out of Eastern Libya as requested by Foreign Minister Najla Al Mangoush, who is under attack from Muslim Brotherhood associates. [...]

Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Al Mangoush. © Reuters

LIBYA 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. [...]

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Financial services veteran Brendan Jones moves into venture capital with Adansonia

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LIBYA Defence Business 30/03/2021

Janus, G4S, Optima jockey for Tripoli mine clearance contract

The United Nations is about to hire a private contractor to clear mines laid during Khalifa Haftar's offensive on the Libyan capital. The leading firms in the sector are bidding for the contract, which comes against a backdrop of political transition. [...]

LIBYA Diplomacy 20/01/2021

Fayez Sarraj lines up Tripoli's militias against Bachagha

Following the example of Rada, the Ghneiwa militia has now accepted the authority of Fayez Sarraj's Presidential Council. This brings the prime minister a step closer to gaining control of the Tripoli government's security system, which is normally answerable to the Ministry of the Interior, and, by the same token, to thwarting the ambitions of Misrati interior minister Fathi Bachagha. [...]

LIBYA Diplomacy 19/01/2021

Giuseppe Conte back at forefront of Libya peace talks

With the appointment of a special envoy in Libya and the choice of an Italian to oversee the EU border assistance mission, Italy is making the most of the US transition haiatus. [...]

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Khalifa Haftar in Rome in May 2019. © Flilippo Attili/EPA/MaxPPP

NETHERLANDS LIBYA Business 19/11/2020

Septimius Security bags first European embassy protection contract in Tripoli

Septimius Security has won its first European embassy security contract in Tripoli. [...]

Breaking newsLIBYA 17/11/2020

Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha combines diplomacy with tactics in Paris

Breaking news published 17 November at 12.20 p.m. - Misrati heavyweight Fathi Bachagha is scheduled to go to France as Libya's minister of the interior. He is to meet in Paris with his French homologue Gérald Darmanin. [...]

LIBYA Diplomacy 06/11/2020

Stephanie Williams to host latest round of Libyan peace talks at Four Seasons in Tunis

The five-star hotel owned by the businessman Marouane Mabrouk has been chosen as the venue for the latest round of Libyan negotiations, which will once again be overseen by the American diplomat Stephanie Williams. [...]

The 5-star Four Seasons hotel in Tunis will host a new round of Libyan negotiations on 9 November. © Four Seasons

LIBYA Business 26/10/2020

Al Kabir places his men at head of Libyan Foreign Bank to keep eye on petrodollars

The Central Bank of Libya governor has positioned his strongmen on the provisional board of the LFB, which handles all of NOC's petrodollars, as part of his power struggle against Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj. [...]

The governor of the Libyan central bank, Al Seddik Omar Al Kabir. © Aidan Lewis/Reuters

ALGERIA Diplomacy 26/10/2020

Covid-19 disrupts Sabri Boukadoum's diplomatic postings

wave of anxiety is sweeping through the corridors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Annassers plateau overlooking Algiers. [...]

Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum. © EPA/MAXPPP

The tenure of Stephanie Williams, interim head of UNSMIL, will expire on 3 November 2020. © Tobias Hase/dpa

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LIBYA Politics 15/10/2020

UNSMIL set to launch Tunis peace talks with no leader

The African Union has nixed the only candidate up for replacing Ghassan Salamé at the head of the UN mission. Interim chief Stephanie Williams' term expires on 3 November. [...]

LIBYA Business 02/10/2020

Al Kabir seeks to retain control of Libyan Foreign Bank

Central Bank Governor Al Seddik Omar Al Kabir wants to extend one of his lieutenants' term as chairman of the bank, which could end up receiving all national oil revenues. [...]

Al Seddik Omar Al Kabir, Governor of the Central Bank of Libya. © Reuters

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UN appoints new panel of experts to oversee arms embargo

The membership of the United Nations' Democratic Republic of Congo expert group has been renewed. Several citizens of European Union member states have joined the group. [...]

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Presidential spokesman Belaid Mohand-Oussaid tipped as Cairo ambassador Free

If he inherits the Cairo ambassador post, the ex-diplomat and current spokesman for President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will have to tread a fine line, with Egypt and Algeria at loggerheads over the situation in Libya. [...]

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LIBYA Politics 10/09/2020

Erdogan gives Sarraj a boost, as talks with Mohammed VI drag

A meeting of representatives of eastern and western Libya, hosted by Mohammed VI in Morocco on 6 and 7 September, failed to reach an agreement on how to replace the Government of National Accord, whom Turkey has pledged to save with military aide. [...]

LIBYA Politics 31/08/2020

Sarraj-Bachagha split driven by US-Turkey spat over ceasefire

The ceasefire announced by Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj has prompted a break with his interior minister, Fathi Bachagha, who was sacked on 28 August. Sarraj enjoys the support of Washington, while Bachagha - the guarantor of Misrata's interests - seems to have won the backing of Anakra. [...]

The head of the Libyan Presidential Council Fayez Sarraj. © Reuters

EGYPT LIBYA Diplomacy 28/08/2020

Sisi's support for Khalifa Haftar wavers Free

Fearful of a direct military confrontation with Turkey, Egypt is tempering its support for its Libyan ally and may opt to back the speaker of parliament Aguila Salah Issa. [...]

Khalifa Haftar and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in December 2019. © Egyptian Presidency/dpa

Wu Peng, Beijing's new African affairs director. © Ambassade de Chine au Kenya

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AFRICA CHINA Diplomacy 25/08/2020

Xi Jinping sends new top Africa man Wu Peng to front line

Low profile diplomat Wu Peng, who has had charge of Chinese policy in Africa since the end of June, has had to hurriedly organise China's counter-attack to Taiwan's diplomatic breakthrough in Somaliland. [...]

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LIBYA Politics 21/07/2020

Migration: UN agencies worried by Libyan NGO's networks

International civil servants in Libya are raising questions about the Sheikh Taher Azzawi Charity Organization, an important player in the humanitarian aid world. [...]

MALI Defence Diplomacy 17/07/2020

Portuguese aircraft to replace MINUSMA's Danish cargo plane

To support the United Nations mission in Mali, a Portuguese C295 plane will soon be transporting troops and merchandise as well as conducting reconnaissance patrols [...]

The Portuguese C-295 intended to support the United Nations mission in Mali, MINUSMA. © Minusma

LIBYA Business 14/07/2020

Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha buys himself a $2m official plane

The powerful minister from Misrata has used state funds to buy himself a work plane. This puts him in the same league - almost - as Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj and his rival, Khalifa Haftar. [...]

LIBYA Defence Politics 13/07/2020

Jones Group hopes to train Tripoli's troops under Erdogan's shadow

As Turkey takes on the job of restructuring the armed forces of Libya's Government of National Accord, US security consultancy Jones Group International is dreaming of a return to Tripoli. But it will have to work through Ankara to get any contracts. [...]

CONGO Politics 07/07/2020

Jean-Yves Ollivier's Russian alliance scares off foundation partners

Now associated with a Putin associate's research institute, French businessman Jean-Yves Ollivier's Brazzaville Foundation is keen to offer its mediation services to Libya's warring factions. But the new partnership is prompting the departure of Ollivier's scientific allies in the fight against contraband drugs. [...]

Businessman Jean-Yves Ollivier heads the Fondation Brazzaville. © Gilles BASSIGNAC / Divergence

LIBYA Diplomacy 06/07/2020

Washington keen to keep control of UNSMIL

The United States is working behind the scenes to set up a dual leadership of the UN's mission in Libya and, as one of many players in a complex game of three-dimensional chess, to maintain US national Stephanie Williams in place. [...]

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu was on a trip to Tripoli on 17 June, along with the head of the Turkish intelligence agency MIT, Hakan Fidan, as Ankara seeks to weigh in on the overhaul of Libyan intelligence. © Turkish Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters

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LIBYA Politics 02/07/2020

Behind-the-scenes battle in Tripoli for top intelligence job

The coveted post of Tripoli intelligence chief is giving rise to a power struggle within the government as Turkey considers a major overhaul of the intelligence services. [...]

ETHIOPIA Energy Diplomacy 18/06/2020

Abiy Ahmed Ali lobbies behind the scenes to win support for early filling of Renaissance Dam reservoir

With negotiations on the huge dam on the Nile about to resume, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew is taking advantage of discussions on Ethiopia's much praised handling of the Covid-19 pandemic to convince potential allies of the well-foundedness of its position on the dam project. [...]

EU Ambassador to Addis Ababa Johan Borgstam and Ethiopian Minister for Foreign Affairs Gedu Andargachew. © Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia

Sadat and Security Side are carrying out a training mission among the government's forces. © Reuters

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LIBYA Defence Business 08/06/2020

Turkish military company Sadat turns Erdogan-Sarraj alliance into business opportunity

Turkish paramilitary company Sadat, headed by former Turkish general Adnan Tanriverdi, has set up a partnership with Fawzi Boukatif-led Libyan company Security Side to train the forces fighting for Fayez Sarraj's Government of National Accord. [...]

LIBYA Defence Diplomacy 02/06/2020

Europe's Operation IRINI treads water

The European naval operation IRINI is still incapable of stopping arms from entering Libya, the very reason it was set up. [...]

General Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army. © Reuters/Costas Baltas

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EGYPT LIBYA Politics 22/05/2020

Cairo gunning for General Haftar after loss of Watiya

The military defeat suffered in Watiya by General Khalifa Haftar, who was unable to hold on to the main military base in the west of Libya, has further soured his relations with his Egyptian ally. [...]

GUINEA Infrastructures Business 22/05/2020

Conakry's Bus Rapid Transit project under threat from Covid-19 and elections

The Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, which would involve the use of buses carrying up to 205 people and operating on specially reserved routes, is a key component in the Conakry urban development plan (PDU) submitted to the Guinean authorities in late 2019. [...]

LIBYA Politics 14/05/2020

Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha purges security services

Far from the front lines, Interior Minister Fathi Bachagha has begun to shake up the security apparatus. But he is clashing with the Muslim Brotherhood, who want Khaled Al Sharif to succeed former spy chief Abdulkader al-Tuhami, who died on 9 May. [...]

Khalifa Haftar, eastern Libya's strong man. © Reuters Marketplace - Reuters Pictures Archive

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LIBYA Politics 08/05/2020

Under pressure on the military front, Haftar tries a new political ploy

Faced with advances by the government of national accord's forces on the ground and ruptures in the supply lines of the Libyan National Army's allies, General Haftar could now find himself confronted by switches of allegiance among some of his supporters. [...]

AFRICA Diplomacy 05/05/2020

Covid-19: EU working on airlifts to Africa

The European diplomatic corps is working closely with NGOs on an airlift operation to help several African capitals grappling with the coronavirus crisis. [...]

LIBYA Defence Politics 05/05/2020

Italy's MED Spa sells speedboats to Tripoli coastguards before European fund closes

Giuseppe Conte's governnment signed off one last contract with the Italian firm before the European integrated border and migration management in Libya fund closes in June. [...]

LIBYA Business 04/05/2020

Intelligence: Paris deploys CAE Aviation to keep watch over Turkish arms supplies to Libya

France has turned to the Franco-Luxembourg firm to monitor Turkish vessels suspected of supplying arms to the west of Libya without waiting for the launch of Europe's Irini mission to enforce the embargo. [...]

NIGER Business 27/04/2020

Turbulent times for Securicom at Niamey airport

Following the suspension of commercial flights at Niamey international airport, SPRA, the airport security subsidiary of Securicom, is currently experiencing severe cash-flow problems. [...]

LIBYA Diplomacy 27/04/2020

Diverging views over Ankara could sink new EU maritime surveillance operation

European Union member states are reluctant to back the new military Operation Irini, designed to enforce the Libya arms embargo, while there is little consensus as to how to react to Turkey's military offensive in the Mediterrenean. [...]

LIBYA Diplomacy 24/04/2020

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Antonio Guterres's top pick for UNSMIL head after Salamé resignation

Mauritania's current minister of foreign affairs Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed is at the top of a very long list of potential candidates the UN is considering to head its support mission to Libya. [...]

Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed is the UN Secretary General's favorite for the post of special envoy to Libya. © Reuters

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LIBYA Business 24/04/2020

Covid-19: Muwafak El Mabrouk bestrides healthcare market from Tripoli to Benghazi

Alfa Healthcare boss Muwafak El Mabrouk, a dominant player in the pharmaceutical and medical supplies distribution sector who has close ties to the Sarraj administration, has been making inroads into the Cyrenaican market. [...]

SOMALIA Business 21/04/2020

ZetAvia does UAE's diplomatic heavy lifting in the Horn Free

By flying several loads of medical supplies to Somaliland and Puntland to help battle the Covid-19 crisis, the Ukrainian aviation firm has become an agent of UAE influence. [...]

One of the Zetavia Il-76TD large cargo planes delivering Emirati medical aid to the Horn of Africa. © Martin Bogdan / ZetAvia

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Haftar and Erdogan fail to break the ice

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Haftar tries to keep control of the skies

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