Spotlight | Libya
Erik Prince leads offensive on Libyan market

Libya
AED Global looks to establish itself in oil market

The American company, which specialises in oil and gas exploration and production, is negotiating with the National Oil Corp to ensure the development of the Zelten field in the Sirte Basin.

Libya
American CEO Debbie Hirst makes her mark in critical metals

RocksEnergia, a company registered in the US, is launching the construction of Libya's first antimony smelter. The project forms part of the White House's proactive mining diplomacy strategy targeting strategic minerals.

Libya
Gap widens between President Menfi and PM Dabaiba

Against the wishes of the president, Abdelhamid Dabaiba has appointed new ministers. Between power struggles and arguments over the legality of the appointments, the sequence has run the government into a muddle.

Palace Intrigues
Erik Prince, Oscar Sudi, Emmanuel Macron

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Libya
Expertise Consultancy latest security firm to be targeted by government

The authorities continue to crack down on private security companies, which are also having to contend with a lack of coordination between the agencies responsible for regulating the sector.

Libya
The bail standing in the way of Hannibal Gaddafi's freedom

The release of Muammar Gaddafi's son, who has been detained for 10 years, is conditional on a large bail payment demanded by the Lebanese courts. However, this sum could soon be reduced or even cancelled altogether.

Libya
Three companies competing to build North Gialo oil and gas plants

Waha Oil Co is reviewing bids from Petrofac, Saipem and Daewoo E&C for the construction of its oil infrastructure in eastern Libya. Despite being due to come on stream in 2027, the project is behind schedule.

Libya, Tunisia
Tunis moves closer to Khalifa Haftar's clan

The Tunisian state had disregarded the unrecognised government based in Benghazi. However, it is now tentatively establishing relations with this regime, which is under the control of the Haftar clan.

Algeria
How Algiers backpedalled on new trade tax

The measure, which targeted import and export operations, quickly raised concerns among container ship owners operating in the country.

Libya
Initiative launched at UN to penalise those who mismanaged frozen Libyan assets

A Libyan committee recognised by the House of Representatives has asked the United Nations to audit funds frozen abroad since 2011. It accuses several countries, including Belgium, of mismanagement of these assets and calls for the establishment of a mechanism to preserve them.

Ghana
John Dramani Mahama to head security delegation in London

John Dramani Mahama is expected in London to take part in the Future Resilience Forum, accompanied in particular by his special envoy to the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

Libya
NOC refinery project stalled in the south

The construction of a refinery in Fezzan has been interrupted due to disagreements over budget projections. NOC subsidiary Zallaf Libya Oil & Gas Co, which is managing the project, has also encountered problems with its subcontractor Petrofac.

Libya
National Development Agency seeks foreign investors for Cyrenaica

Mahmoud Al-Farjani, executive director of the NDA, which is part of Khalifa Haftar's LNA, meets with leading Qatari investors and a British lord to support major projects in eastern Libya.

Libya
Prince Mohamed Senussi is NCUSLR guest star

The National Council on US-Libya Relations (NCUSLR), which represents the eastern Libyan authorities and Khalifa Haftar (MC 1262) in Washington, has invited a mixed panel of guests for its second big annual conference on November 13.

Erik Prince to UAE's rescue in Libya

Intelligence Online can reveal that Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater, is one of the main private contractors working on UAE special operations in Libya.