Khalifa Haftar

Libya
Washington wants to stay at Libyan Central Bank's side

The US recently offered technical assistance to promote transparency at the Libyan Central Bank (LCB) under the institution's new management.

Libya
Abdelhamid Dabaiba looks east for foreign minister

Abdelhamid Dabaiba intends to replace Foreign Minister Najla el-Mangoush, who was sidelined in 2023. The person who will take on this strategic post must reinforce local alliances and provide regional stability.

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Macky Sall, Paul Kagame, Alassane Ouattara, Emmanuel Macron, Abdelhamid Dabaiba, Mahamat Idriss Déby

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

Gabon General Oligui Nguema has Bongo family fortune assessed

Senegal Sall's hush-hush trip to Paris

Rwanda Kagame taken by surprise as new UK government scraps asylum plan

Ivory Coast Ouattara calls Macron following dissolution of French parliament

Libya Déby and Dabaiba's men come to blows in Tripoli

Libya
PM Dabaiba to hold immigration forum

In the process, the Libyan prime minister is hoping to forge new international alliances.

Libya
Lobbyist Mercury alerts Washington to National Oil Corporation's predicament

The US firm has warned of the constant political pressure undermining Libya's national oil company. Meanwhile, a Russian operator is planning to set up a refinery in the east of the country.

Libya
Next inter-Libyan summit to go ahead in Egypt

The heads of Libya's three main institutions will be meeting in Cairo in the next few days, under the auspices of the Arab League.

Africa
New book exposes inner workings of Wagner

Death is our Business is the most in-depth investigation yet into the paramilitary, political and business organisation.

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.

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.

Congo
Sergey Lavrov to meet Nguesso in Brazzaville

The Russian foreign minister is due in town on 3 June.