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Algeria
Who's in and who's out of Arab League's Algiers summit

As the Algerian capital prepares to host the 2022 Arab League summit in November, more and more heads of state have begun to confirm their presence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.10.2022

Libya
Al-Thani back at centre of Libyan negotiations

At the urging of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the emir of Qatar is once again trying to facilitate reconciliation in Libya. He has proposed a power-sharing arrangement between Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba and the speaker of the eastern parliament Aguila Salah Issa, but the latter has yet to be convinced.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 16.09.2022

Spotlight | African Union, Libya
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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.08.2022

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

Libya
Dabaiba and Haftar in secret negotiations to replace NOC boss Mustafa Sanalla

To try to win the support of army commander Khalifa Haftar, Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba, who is trying to hang on to his post, has offered to let him choose the next head of the national oil company.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 01.07.2022

Mustafa Sanalla, head of National Oil Corp (NOC).

Libya
Aguila Saleh Issa pushes president al-Menfi to join Bashagha camp

The head of parliament is trying to save the coalition he formed around Fathi Bashagha, appointed to replace Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba. He has promised Mohamed al-Menfi a new term as council chairman if he joins the alliance.

Subscribers only Politics 27.06.2022

Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Mohamed al-Menfi.

Spotlight | Libya
Washington hatches plan to oversee oil revenues

The United States is hoping to set up a "special oversight committee", itself managed by a private auditing firm, to control the transfer of revenues from the National Oil Corp to Libya's state institutions. At stake is a drop in production sparked by the political row over such transfers.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 10.06.2022

Central Africa
Business airlines hit jackpot with AU summit in Malabo

The latest African Union gathering held in the capital of Equatorial Guinea in May was a golden opportunity for a handful of business airlines to make some serious money by flying various presidents around.

Subscribers only Business 03.06.2022

The African Union summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Libya
Madrid gets involved in attempt to disarm militias

Just a few days after a meeting organised by the Swiss HD Centre, Spain and the Toledo International Center for Peace held a seminar on the possible future disarmament and reintegration into civil society of Libyan militia and their members.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.05.2022

Libya
Ousting of military intelligence chief Osama al-Juwaili prompts shift in militia alliances

By sacking the spymaster over his supposed collusion with Fathi Bashagha, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has inadvertently pushed the powerful pro-Haftar Zintan networks closer to Juwaili.

Subscribers only Politics 26.05.2022

The former head of Libya's military intelligence agency Osama al-Jouili.

Africa, France
Macron sets out to woo the African diaspora

As part of his drive to be re-elected as president, Emmanuel Macron will visit Saint-Denis, in Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northern suburbs of Paris on the morning of Thursday 21 April for a series of meetings on local neighbourhoods.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.04.2022

Spotlight | Africa, France
Future of Macron's Africa advisers up in the air

The diplomatic team of Emmanuel Macron, who emerged top in the first round of the presidential elections on 10 April, is carrying on with its work as if nothing has happened. But behind the scenes, its future and especially that of its Africa unit, headed by Franck Paris since 2017, is the focus of much debate.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.04.2022

French president Emmanuel Macron and his Africa advisor Franck Paris walk in a street, on March 14, 2019, in Nairobi.

Spotlight | Libya
Haftar and Dabaiba clans hold secret negotiations in Paris

Belkacem Haftar, the son of General Khalifa Haftar, has been holding secret talks in Paris with the rival clan of Abudlhamid Dabaiba to try to get him to step down as prime minister. The ongoing talks have so far proved fruitless.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.04.2022

Libya
Bachagha sends shock negotiators to Ankara to win over Erdogan

Appointed by the House of Representatives in Tobruk and allied with the strongman of the east, Khalifa Haftar, Prime Minister Fathi Bachagha is trying to convince Turkey to withdraw its support for Abdelhamid Dabaiba, who refuses to give up his position.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.03.2022

Prime Minister of Libya, Fathi Bachagha.

Libya
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.

Subscribers only Politics 25.02.2022

Prime minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba and his rival Fathi Bachagha.

Spotlight | Libya
Bachagha counting on powerful allies to help him evict Dabaiba

Former interior minister Fathi Bachagha, whom the eastern House of Representatives elected as prime minister earlier this month, should find solid support in Tripoli to ensure the resignation of the incumbent Abdelhamid Dabaiba. Failing that, Libya could again end up with two rival executives.

Subscribers only Politics 17.02.2022

Former Libyan interior minister Fathi Bachagha was elected prime minister on 10 February 2022 by the Eastern House of Representatives. Eastern House of Representatives.

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Presidential Council

Algeria
Who's in and who's out of Arab League's Algiers summit

Libya
Al-Thani back at centre of Libyan negotiations

Spotlight | African Union, Libya
Sassou and African Union try to regain foothold in Libyan affairs

Libya
Dabaiba and Haftar in secret negotiations to replace NOC boss Mustafa Sanalla

Libya
Aguila Saleh Issa pushes president al-Menfi to join Bashagha camp

Spotlight | Libya
Washington hatches plan to oversee oil revenues

Central Africa
Business airlines hit jackpot with AU summit in Malabo

Libya
Madrid gets involved in attempt to disarm militias

Libya
Ousting of military intelligence chief Osama al-Juwaili prompts shift in militia alliances

Africa, France
Macron sets out to woo the African diaspora

Spotlight | Africa, France
Future of Macron's Africa advisers up in the air

Spotlight | Libya
Haftar and Dabaiba clans hold secret negotiations in Paris

Libya
Bachagha sends shock negotiators to Ankara to win over Erdogan

Libya
Dabaiba and Bashagha fight it out for Misrata's support

Spotlight | Libya
Bachagha counting on powerful allies to help him evict Dabaiba

Libya
Osama Abu Karaza dabbles in football and aviation

Libya
After failed elections, Prime Minister Dabaiba wins backing of militias

Spotlight | Libya
New UN election roadmap makes space for Dabaiba and Haftar but not Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

Libya
Dabaiba and Menfi battle it out for new diplomatic posts

Libya
EU still waiting on its invitation for election observation

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Algeria Who's in and who's out of Arab League's Algiers summit

Libya Al-Thani back at centre of Libyan negotiations

Spotlight | African Union, Libya Sassou and African Union try to regain foothold in Libyan affairs

Libya Dabaiba and Haftar in secret negotiations to replace NOC boss Mustafa Sanalla

Libya Aguila Saleh Issa pushes president al-Menfi to join Bashagha camp

Spotlight | Libya Washington hatches plan to oversee oil revenues

Central Africa Business airlines hit jackpot with AU summit in Malabo

Libya Madrid gets involved in attempt to disarm militias

Libya Ousting of military intelligence chief Osama al-Juwaili prompts shift in militia alliances

Africa, France Macron sets out to woo the African diaspora

Spotlight | Africa, France Future of Macron's Africa advisers up in the air

Spotlight | Libya Haftar and Dabaiba clans hold secret negotiations in Paris

Libya Bachagha sends shock negotiators to Ankara to win over Erdogan

Libya Dabaiba and Bashagha fight it out for Misrata's support

Spotlight | Libya Bachagha counting on powerful allies to help him evict Dabaiba

Libya Osama Abu Karaza dabbles in football and aviation

Libya After failed elections, Prime Minister Dabaiba wins backing of militias

Spotlight | Libya New UN election roadmap makes space for Dabaiba and Haftar but not Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

Libya Dabaiba and Menfi battle it out for new diplomatic posts

Libya EU still waiting on its invitation for election observation

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Algeria
Who's in and who's out of Arab League's Algiers summit

Libya
Al-Thani back at centre of Libyan negotiations

Spotlight | African Union, Libya
Sassou and African Union try to regain foothold in Libyan affairs

Libya
Dabaiba and Haftar in secret negotiations to replace NOC boss Mustafa Sanalla

Libya
Aguila Saleh Issa pushes president al-Menfi to join Bashagha camp

Spotlight | Libya
Washington hatches plan to oversee oil revenues

Central Africa
Business airlines hit jackpot with AU summit in Malabo

Libya
Madrid gets involved in attempt to disarm militias

Libya
Ousting of military intelligence chief Osama al-Juwaili prompts shift in militia alliances

Africa, France
Macron sets out to woo the African diaspora

Spotlight | Africa, France
Future of Macron's Africa advisers up in the air

Spotlight | Libya
Haftar and Dabaiba clans hold secret negotiations in Paris

Libya
Bachagha sends shock negotiators to Ankara to win over Erdogan

Libya
Dabaiba and Bashagha fight it out for Misrata's support

Spotlight | Libya
Bachagha counting on powerful allies to help him evict Dabaiba

Libya
Osama Abu Karaza dabbles in football and aviation

Libya
After failed elections, Prime Minister Dabaiba wins backing of militias

Spotlight | Libya
New UN election roadmap makes space for Dabaiba and Haftar but not Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

Libya
Dabaiba and Menfi battle it out for new diplomatic posts

Libya
EU still waiting on its invitation for election observation