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Libya
Re-opening of EU delegation tied to foreign troop withdrawal

The European Union has announced its intention to re-open its delegation in Tripoli. But the form that this takes depends on Turkey and Russia's response to the American and European insistence that foreign troops leave Libyan territory. [...]

Published on 09/04/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Faced with a new government in Libya, Draghi favours continuity and focuses on oil

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Libya
Re-opening of EU delegation tied to foreign troop withdrawal

Egypt, Libya
Tensions between Cairo and Tripoli paralyse Arab League

Central Africa
Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

Libya
Draghi and Macron aim to stop migrants reaching Mediterranean

Libya
Macron dispatches special envoy Paul Soler to coordinate Libya policy with Rome

Libya
Albayrak leads Turkey's assault on reconstruction contracts

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

Libya
EU's maritime rescue millions missing at sea

Libya
Biden and Blinken push Macron, Draghi and Merkel to unite on Libyan front

Italy, Libya
Faced with a new government in Libya, Draghi favours continuity and focuses on oil