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As Dabaiba moves closer to Kadyrov, Haftar's Russian connections ensnare Bachagha

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Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

Despite taking place thousands of kilometres from Africa, Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having a substantial impact on the continent's economies and governments. Facing hurdles in the supply of grain, fertiliser and fuel, and starved of Russian investment, especially in mining projects, African countries are trying to adapt to the crisis while Moscow and Western countries are lobbying hard to bring them into line with their respective positions. [...]

Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba and Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov. © Donatella Giagnori/Eidon/Dmitry Astakhov/Sputnik/Government Press Service Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

Determined to remain at the head of the government in Tripoli, Abdelhamid Dabaiba has reactivated his channels of communication with Chechnyan strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, who has long offered his services to train the Libyan military. [...] (744 words)

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LIBYA
Abdelhamid Dabaiba
Aguila Salah Issa
Al Mostakbal
Bunyan Al-Marsous
Fathi Bachagha
House of Representatives
Islamic State
Khaled Haftar
Khalifa Haftar
Lev Dengov
Libyan National Army
Mohamed al-Maghrawi
Mohammed al-Ghosri
National Guard
Ramzan Kadyrov
Spetznatz
UN
Vladimir Putin
Wagner

Opposing military camps discreetly resume disarmament talks

Suspended since April, the discussions of the Joint Military Commission, which resulted in the ceasefire of last October, are set to resume next week in Tunis. The focus will be on negotiating the disarmament of the militias and the withdrawal of foreign forces - two domains in which little progress has been made to date. [...]

LIBYA Politics 07/03/2022

Bachagha's future hanging on whim of Tripoli militias

While Fathi Bachagha completed the formation of his government on 1 March, Abdelhamid Dabaiba shows no intention of leaving. Support from the various armed groups will play a key role in their standoff. [...]

LIBYA Politics 02/03/2022

Haftars make their mark on Bashagha's government

The ministries of foreign affairs, defence and finance were the subject of bitter negotiations between Fathi Bashagha and Khalifa Haftar's entourage. Belkacem Haftar, the general's son and political adviser, has been at the helm of this. [...]

LIBYA Politics 25/02/2022

Dabaiba and Bashagha fight it out for Misrata's support

Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba and his rival Fathi Bashagha, appointed to the same post on 10 February, are both courting the influential city-state, where they both come from, and at the moment anything is possible. [...]

Prime minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba and his rival Fathi Bachagha. © Donatella Giagnori/EIDON/MaxPPP - STRINGER/EPA/MaxPPP

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LIBYA Diplomacy 09/02/2022

Moscow prepares major Tripoli comeback

Russia, a long-time supporter of eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar, wants to clinch its rapprochement with the "transitional" authorities in Tripoli. The idea is to curtail US influence, get prepositioned in the oil game, and preserve military gains. [...]

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LIBYA Politics 16/01/2020

How Vladimir Putin's peace initiative turned into a debacle

The negotiations in Moscow between Fayez Sarraj and Khalifa Haftar, which were organised in haste on January 13, escaped Vladimir Putin's control in a matter of hours. According to information gathered by Maghreb Confidential, the talks quickly turned into a [. [...]

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LIBYA Politics 28/11/2019

Fathi Bachagha and the Misratis prepare for a Khalifa Haftar victory

The advances made by General Khalifa Haftar's forces on the Tripoli front have made the Misrati faction in Fayez Sarraj's government of national accord (GNA) nervous. Misrati businessmen, politicians and military commanders have started to drop their allies in the [. [...]

LIBYA Politics 18/01/2018

Haftar gets ever more Russian support

Russian officials may have judged it wise to deny that there are any plans to construct a military base near [...]

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Khalifa Haftar
Lev Dengov
Libyan National Army
Mohamed al-Maghrawi
Mohammed al-Ghosri
National Guard
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