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Government of National Unity

Libya
Why Saddam Haftar is rising through the ranks

His recent promotion to chief of staff of land forces strengthens Khalifa Haftar's youngest son and puts him in a prime position to succeed his father.

Subscribers only Defence 19.06.2024

A picture from the Facebook page of Libya's eastern military chief Khalifa Haftar's media office shows his son Saddam Haftar attending a military parade in Benghazi.

Libya
Rival Tripoli oil and gas ministers face off

The two officials have offices opposite each other on the same street.

Subscribers only Energy 14.06.2024

Libya
French companies seek Haftar business in eastern Libya

A delegation from French employers' association Medef is to visit Benghazi on 3 and 4 June in the hope of obtaining reconstruction and healthcare contracts, the first such trip in years.

Subscribers only Business 03.06.2024

Inner circles | Libya
Aguila Salah Issa, the parliamentary kingpin with myriad networks

He may have ruffled legislators' feathers by forcing through a forex tax, but the speaker of Libya's House of Representatives enjoys much support among MPs and within the country's eastern tribes.

Subscribers only Politics 31.05.2024

Aguila Salah Issa, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Libya, in Geneva, Switzerland, on 28 June 2022.

Spotlight | Libya
Moscow gains the upper hand over Washington in Libya

Russia has been strengthening its military presence alongside Khalifa Haftar in eastern and southern Libya for some weeks now, while opening channels for dialogue with the authorities in Tripoli. Libya has thus risen in the hierarchy of US African priorities as it attempts to counter Moscow's growing influence.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 20.05.2024

Russia's President Vladimir Putin with Russian Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov in Moscow on 28 September 2023.

Libya
Von der Leyen turns to Dabaiba for help on her election-migration issue

The European Commission president has invited the Tripoli government PM to Brussels, where they are expected to talk about the migration problem.

Free access Diplomacy 15.05.2024

Libya
Khalifa Haftar stops over in Paris

General Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army (LNA), visited France in late April after a short tour of the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan, three long-standing supporters of his cause.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.05.2024

Libya
Battle begins for control of Libya's High State Council

Those seeking a new Libyan government are trying to replace the council's president, Mohamed Takala, who refuses to back their plan.

Subscribers only Politics 06.05.2024

Libya
TotalEnergies plans to push strategic projects with new Libya boss

Pedro Ribeiro's nomination as the French major's new boss in Libya comes as the firm is resuming negotiations for the strategic Waha oil field.

Subscribers only Energy 02.05.2024

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné in Paris, 8 January 2024.

Libya
Paris organises high-level security meeting

French diplomats are to bring together US, British and Italian envoys to discuss sovereignty and securing the borders in Libya.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.04.2024

Kenya
William Ruto's reshuffle dilemmas

The Kenyan president wants to revamp his cabinet in a bid to end the myriad crises affecting his government. But this will be no easy task because several threatened ministers are long-standing allies.

Subscribers only Politics 23.04.2024

Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi, 5 February 2024.

Libya
Tripoli fails again to take control of main border post with Tunisia

Continuing tension around Ras Jedir, the main border crossing between Libya and Tunisia, is putting the prime minister in a difficult position.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 19.04.2024

Libya
Arab League relaunches bid to resolve Libyan deadlock

Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit and his deputy Hossam Zaki are seeking to organise a new meeting between the various Libyan political players at the end of April in Cairo.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.04.2024

Spotlight | Libya
US military contractor trains Prime Minister Dabaiba's militias

The United States, faced with competition from Russia, is rolling out its security strategy in Libya. The US firm Amentum is working to professionalise armed groups in Tripoli.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 09.04.2024

Abdelhamid Dabaiba meets with the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Richard Norland in Tripoli, 28 June, 2022.

Libya
Dabaiba clan tightens grip on oil ministry

The replacement of Libya's oil minister Mohamed Aoun by Khalifa Rajab Abdulsadek bears the stamp of Ibrahim Ali Dabaiba, the prime minister's relative and right-hand man.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 01.04.2024

Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba in Tripoli on 28 January 2023.

Libya, Sudan
Abdelhamid Dabaiba's futile bid to mediate in Sudan civil war

Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba, hoping to make his mark on the international stage, tried to mediate in the Sudanese conflict but his attempt went nowhere. Washington and Riyadh are meanwhile trying to relaunch talks to end the civil war.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.03.2024

The Prime Minister of Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdelhamid Dabaiba, on 16 January 2023.

Spotlight | Libya
All eyes on Takala before fresh round of talks on formation of new government

Whether a new unified executive in Libya, as supported by France, Morocco and Egypt, comes into being largely depends on the position taken by Mohamed Takala, the head of the country's advisory High Council of State.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.03.2024

Presidential council leader, Mohamed al-Menfi, Tobruk House of Representatives speaker, Aguila Salah Issa, Chairman of the High Council of State, Mohamed Takala.

Libya
Medsky Airways in talks with Airbus to lease new planes

Mohamed Taher Issa, a powerful Misrata native and head of Medsky Airways, has contacted the European aircraft manufacturer to discuss leasing two planes.

Free access Business 07.03.2024

Mohamed Taher Issa, owner of the Malta-based private airline company Medsky Airways, in Misrata on 7 April 2022.

Libya
Turkish foreign minister seeks to mediate between Central Bank and Tripoli

During his February trip to Tripoli, Hakan Fidan tried to convince the head of the Libyan Central Bank to ratchet down the tensions with the government of national unity, which Ankara continues to support.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 16.02.2024

Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan in Tripoli on 7 February 2024.

Kenya
Potential Odinga bid to chair AU Commission divides allies and foes

The Kenyan opposition leader has expressed an interest in the government's proposal that he run for the presidency of the African Union's executive arm. But his allies smell a trap, while some in power don't like the idea of him regaining his international standing.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 15.02.2024

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga on 2 May 2023.

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Ivory Coast
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Libya
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Government of National Unity

Libya
Why Saddam Haftar is rising through the ranks

Libya
Rival Tripoli oil and gas ministers face off

Libya
French companies seek Haftar business in eastern Libya

Inner circles | Libya
Aguila Salah Issa, the parliamentary kingpin with myriad networks

Spotlight | Libya
Moscow gains the upper hand over Washington in Libya

Libya
Von der Leyen turns to Dabaiba for help on her election-migration issue

Libya
Khalifa Haftar stops over in Paris

Libya
Battle begins for control of Libya's High State Council

Libya
TotalEnergies plans to push strategic projects with new Libya boss

Libya
Paris organises high-level security meeting

Kenya
William Ruto's reshuffle dilemmas

Libya
Tripoli fails again to take control of main border post with Tunisia

Libya
Arab League relaunches bid to resolve Libyan deadlock

Spotlight | Libya
US military contractor trains Prime Minister Dabaiba's militias

Libya
Dabaiba clan tightens grip on oil ministry

Libya, Sudan
Abdelhamid Dabaiba's futile bid to mediate in Sudan civil war

Spotlight | Libya
All eyes on Takala before fresh round of talks on formation of new government

Libya
Medsky Airways in talks with Airbus to lease new planes

Libya
Turkish foreign minister seeks to mediate between Central Bank and Tripoli

Kenya
Potential Odinga bid to chair AU Commission divides allies and foes

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Spotlight | Libya Moscow gains the upper hand over Washington in Libya

Libya Von der Leyen turns to Dabaiba for help on her election-migration issue

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Libya Battle begins for control of Libya's High State Council

Libya TotalEnergies plans to push strategic projects with new Libya boss

Libya Paris organises high-level security meeting

Kenya William Ruto's reshuffle dilemmas

Libya Tripoli fails again to take control of main border post with Tunisia

Libya Arab League relaunches bid to resolve Libyan deadlock

Spotlight | Libya US military contractor trains Prime Minister Dabaiba's militias

Libya Dabaiba clan tightens grip on oil ministry

Libya, Sudan Abdelhamid Dabaiba's futile bid to mediate in Sudan civil war

Spotlight | Libya All eyes on Takala before fresh round of talks on formation of new government

Libya Medsky Airways in talks with Airbus to lease new planes

Libya Turkish foreign minister seeks to mediate between Central Bank and Tripoli

Kenya Potential Odinga bid to chair AU Commission divides allies and foes

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Libya
Why Saddam Haftar is rising through the ranks

Libya
Rival Tripoli oil and gas ministers face off

Libya
French companies seek Haftar business in eastern Libya

Inner circles | Libya
Aguila Salah Issa, the parliamentary kingpin with myriad networks

Spotlight | Libya
Moscow gains the upper hand over Washington in Libya

Libya
Von der Leyen turns to Dabaiba for help on her election-migration issue

Libya
Khalifa Haftar stops over in Paris

Libya
Battle begins for control of Libya's High State Council

Libya
TotalEnergies plans to push strategic projects with new Libya boss

Libya
Paris organises high-level security meeting

Kenya
William Ruto's reshuffle dilemmas

Libya
Tripoli fails again to take control of main border post with Tunisia

Libya
Arab League relaunches bid to resolve Libyan deadlock

Spotlight | Libya
US military contractor trains Prime Minister Dabaiba's militias

Libya
Dabaiba clan tightens grip on oil ministry

Libya, Sudan
Abdelhamid Dabaiba's futile bid to mediate in Sudan civil war

Spotlight | Libya
All eyes on Takala before fresh round of talks on formation of new government

Libya
Medsky Airways in talks with Airbus to lease new planes

Libya
Turkish foreign minister seeks to mediate between Central Bank and Tripoli

Kenya
Potential Odinga bid to chair AU Commission divides allies and foes