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Libya
Dabaiba and Macron to talk security and reconstruction on 1 June

Libyan prime minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba. © Dmitry Astakhov/POOL/TASS

Hoping to participate in Libya's reconstruction, Paris will need to draw a veil over its former support for the strongman of the east, Khalifa Haftar. And contend with the fact that Abdelhamid Dabaiba has strong backing from Turkey, whose influence in Africa Macron is seeking to curb. [...]

Published on 28/05/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Abdelhamid Dabaiba
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Franco-Libyan business sphere old hands set to meet in Paris on 20 June

The traditional representatives of French companies established in Libya plus their state and private partners will meet at the end of the month at the initiative of MEDEF International and the Franco-Libyan Chamber of Commerce.

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Algeria
French military still banned from Algerian air space despite diplomatic outreach

Paris hopes Algeria will soon lift its ban on the use of its airspace to resupply military operations in the Sahel, namely Barkhane. The army is currently using private foreign sub-contractors, not part of the ban, to fly equipment over Algeria.

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Libya
French entrepreneurs return to Tripoli with grand plans but little traction

The French employers' association Medef and the Franco-Libyan chamber of commerce are back in Libya and hope to organise an oil summit in Paris in February. But they are likely to have to wait a little longer for any major contracts.

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A Medef International delegation was in Tripoli from 10 to 11 October 2021.

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Libya
In Paris, Abdelhamid Dabaiba talks hospitals, debt and reconstruction

The Libyan prime minister has asked the French group Denos to once again take over the running of the Benghazi Medical Center, but an old debt has complicated the plan. Airbus, Bolloré and Idemia are meanwhile trying to revive the contracts promised by previous Libyan governments.

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Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba (right) and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on June 1, 2021.

Libya
Bachagha pulls off media coup against Dabaiba in Paris

The Libyan prime minister has fallen into a media ambush in Paris orchestrated by the former interior minister, who is already on the presidential campaign trail.

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The head of the Libyan government Abdelhamid Dabaiba is received by French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace.

Tunisia
Tunisian PM returns from Tripoli talks almost empty-handed

The Tripoli economic forum gave businessmen from Tunisia and Libya a chance to network and get in on Libya's reconstruction business. But in terms of signed contracts, the gathering turned out to be a disappointment.

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Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba (r) received his Tunisian counterpart Hichem Mechichi in Tripoli on 22 May.

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Draghi and Macron aim to stop migrants reaching Mediterranean

The two leaders will present a common migration strategy at the next European Council meeting. It will focus on transit countries, notably Tunisia, Libya and the Sahel states.

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Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and French President Emmanuel Macron on May 18, 2021 in Paris.

Chad, Libya
Dabaiba and Haftar focus on Fezzan post-Déby

Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba and Presidential Council Vice-President Musa Koni are competing to control Libya's far south after the FACT rebel attack and the death of Chadian President Idriss Déby. The PM is pro-Turkish, while Koni is close to Khalifa Haftar.

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Chad
The many questions raised by Idriss Déby's death

President Idriss Déby's sudden death on 20 April has sent shockwaves throughout Chad and further afield, prompting France to raise its operation Bharkane to maximum alert. Officially, the leader was killed in combat fighting the Fact rebels, but many questions remain on the circumstances leading to his death.

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Chad's president Idriss Déby, who died on 20 April.

Italy, Libya
Mario Draghi uses aviation to make big deals with Tripoli take off

Italy is determined to defend its interests in Libya, especially against Turkey, and so will back to the hilt Tripoli's efforts to reopen air links to the European Union.

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Libya
Precarious return to Tripoli for French ambassador Béatrice Le Fraper

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France's ambassador to Libya Béatrice Le Fraper du Hellen.

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Medef
Mohamed el-Menfi
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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Libya
Dabaiba and Macron to talk security and reconstruction on 1 June

Libya
Franco-Libyan business sphere old hands set to meet in Paris on 20 June

Algeria
French military still banned from Algerian air space despite diplomatic outreach

Libya
French entrepreneurs return to Tripoli with grand plans but little traction

Spotlight | Libya
Dabaiba takes asset hunt under his wing - to protect family

Libya
In Paris, Abdelhamid Dabaiba talks hospitals, debt and reconstruction

Libya
Bachagha pulls off media coup against Dabaiba in Paris

Tunisia
Tunisian PM returns from Tripoli talks almost empty-handed

Libya
Draghi and Macron aim to stop migrants reaching Mediterranean

Chad, Libya
Dabaiba and Haftar focus on Fezzan post-Déby

Chad
The many questions raised by Idriss Déby's death

Italy, Libya
Mario Draghi uses aviation to make big deals with Tripoli take off

Libya
Precarious return to Tripoli for French ambassador Béatrice Le Fraper