Inner circle | Libya
Hassan Bouzriba, new strongman with connections in both Tripoli and Benghazi

Libya
Gap widens between President Menfi and PM Dabaiba

Against the wishes of the president, Abdelhamid Dabaiba has appointed new ministers. Between power struggles and arguments over the legality of the appointments, the sequence has run the government into a muddle.

Libya
PM's hospitalisation raises questions about back-up plans

Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh's replacement by a junior minister at an important annual meeting has rattled other members of government.

The New Guard
Libya, Morocco, Rwanda

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

LIBYAOsama Dbeibeh, the PM's cousin, has a new goal: a career in the beautiful game

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MoroccoAmine Mazzen, a leading voice in continental football

Libya
LIA sovereign fund seeks to entrust management of its assets to Kirkoswald

The Libyan Investment Authority could mandate the hedge fund to oversee its billions of dollars. The Bahamas-based company would have full authority to recover these assets under UN sanctions and place them in a new fund to reinvest them.

Libya
The ICC pursues inquiry into Italy's release of war crime suspect

In The Hague, the prosecutor's office of the International Criminal Court has denounced Italy's non-compliance with the request for cooperation in the arrest of Libyan national Osama Elmasry Njeem.

Libya
Mediterranean Oil Services sets up a controversial NOC subsidiary in Monaco

Convicted in 2023 in a corruption case, the national oil company's former marketing director, Emad Ben Rajab, is getting back to business with Midstream Co, due to be launched in Monaco.

Libya
The bail standing in the way of Hannibal Gaddafi's freedom

The release of Muammar Gaddafi's son, who has been detained for 10 years, is conditional on a large bail payment demanded by the Lebanese courts. However, this sum could soon be reduced or even cancelled altogether.

Libya
Three companies competing to build North Gialo oil and gas plants

Waha Oil Co is reviewing bids from Petrofac, Saipem and Daewoo E&C for the construction of its oil infrastructure in eastern Libya. Despite being due to come on stream in 2027, the project is behind schedule.

Libya, Tunisia
Tunis moves closer to Khalifa Haftar's clan

The Tunisian state had disregarded the unrecognised government based in Benghazi. However, it is now tentatively establishing relations with this regime, which is under the control of the Haftar clan.

Libya
Initiative launched at UN to penalise those who mismanaged frozen Libyan assets

A Libyan committee recognised by the House of Representatives has asked the United Nations to audit funds frozen abroad since 2011. It accuses several countries, including Belgium, of mismanagement of these assets and calls for the establishment of a mechanism to preserve them.

Libya
Head of Turkish intelligence instigates agreement between Dbeibeh and his rivals

A regular visitor to Tripoli, Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin has been working to secure an agreement between the prime minister and the Rada forces. This arrangement strengthens Turkey's role and influence in the country.

Libya
Rada militia organises itself against pro-Dabaiba forces

Libya's Rada militia is maintaining its positions in Tripoli and urging residents to demonstrate for the resignation of Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba. But its alliances with other armed groups in the capital are fracturing.