Muammar Gaddafi

Libya
Eastern authorities make grab for top sovereign wealth fund

Tripoli's rival government in Tobruk is trying to take over the Egyptian branch of LAFICO by naming a new board of directors. A move for which it now needs Cairo's support.

Libya
Libyan ambassador in Paris carries can for antics of financial affairs attaché

Financial affairs attaché Ahmed H. M. Mohammed was involved in an altercation with the French police but the Libyan prime minister was not satisfied with the way the ambassador, Khaled Kagigi, dealt with the incident.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Patrick Pouyanné, Paul Kagame, Mohammed VI

Intrigues big and small - every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

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CARGrey clouds hang over Touadéra's birthday weekend

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MoroccoMohammed VI invites clerics to palace

Libya
Paris Appeals Court suspends seizures requested by Gaddafi's ex-PR man

The French court granted NOC's request to cancel the seizures within its subsidiary Mabruk Oil Operations, despite decisions handed down in May 2021 in favour of Sami Jallouli and Saïd Ajil.

Libya
A new director for NOC's estate division

The National Oil Corp (NOC)'s estate division, Jawaby Property Investment, located in the heart of the City of London, just got a new director.

Libya
Paris launches new plan to end Libya's divisions

France is overseeing a series of wide-ranging consultations in an attempt to find a way out of Libya's political logjam. The aim of these inter-Libyan talks is to relaunch the organisation of elections.

Libya
Orbis Finances on the hunt for Libyan assets in France

Libya's ex-ambassador in Paris has commissioned the French brokerage firm to trace Libyan assets on French soil.

Libya
Washington renews efforts to demobilise Libyan militias

The US is looking to launch a new scheme to disarm armed groups via the American firm Chemonics International.

Libya
Murzuq Oil owner sues NOC

Mabrouck Jomode Elie Getty, a Toubou businessman now living in the United States, has filed suit against Libya's National Oil Corp over claims it stole the identity of his company Murzuq Oil.

Libya
Qatari Hamad Ali Al Thani, Air Mediterranean's guide in Libya

The co-founder of Buraq Air, the Qatari Hamad Ali Al Thani, helped the boss of the airline Air Mediterranean launch flights from Athens to Libya, as well as to Dubai and Damascus.

Libya
LIA seeks to recover rent from frozen Parisian assets

As part of a drive to raise funds, Libya's sovereign fund has filed another request to recover the rent from its properties in France - assets which are currently frozen.

Libya
Straife advises oil trader BGN International

The Emirati company is being supported on its Libyan operations by the US consultancy's boss Joseph Fleming, who formerly worked as a lobbyist for eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar.