Libya
Presidential Council seeks new ambassador for Paris

Libya
Tripoli's phantom chancelleries

Embassies abolished, chargés d'affaires and ambassadors indefinitely in post, legal cases, absence of a foreign minister... Disorder reigns in the not-so-hushed corridors of the North African country's chancelleries.

Libya
Two-horse race for French ambassador post in Tripoli

Two diplomats are vying to take over from Mostafa Mihraje as France's representative in Libya.

Libya
Battle for seats on CBL's new, more powerful board

The new agreement over the Central Bank of Libya provides its board of directors with more decision-making power. The various political camps are thus vying to get their people included.

Libya
Central bank makes progress in management crisis

Libya's various political players are expected to appoint a new interim governor to head the institution on 26 September. For UN representative Stephanie Koury, this represents a breakthrough in the highly complex negotiations.

Libya
Libyan ambassador in Paris carries can for antics of financial affairs attaché

Financial affairs attaché Ahmed H. M. Mohammed was involved in an altercation with the French police but the Libyan prime minister was not satisfied with the way the ambassador, Khaled Kagigi, dealt with the incident.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Dan Gertler, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

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

FranceMacron's new ‘Mr Africa' to start in January

GabonOmer Laviv, Dan Gertler's go-between with Oligui Nguema

Central African RepublicRussian deputy defence minister misses Touadéra on Bangui stopover

LibyaParis embassy diplomat chastised by Quai d'Orsay