The situation at the Ras Ajdir border crossing remains western Libya’s most dangerous fault line with serious risks of escalating.
Earlier this month, Mohamed Aoun was said to be reinstated as Minister of Oil & Gas. However, he has been unable to assume his duties as the acting O&G Minister Khalifa Abdulsadek continues to occupy his seat.
Six months after the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced the launch of municipal elections, the Commission has initiated elections for the first group of municipal councils with expired terms and newly established steering councils.
Libyan investments across Africa are increasingly at risk of being nationalised by governments that are seeing opportunities to leverage mismanagement in Libyan institutions for their own gain.
Six months after the High National Elections Commission (HNEC) announced the launch of municipal elections, the Commission has initiated elections for the first group of municipal councils with expired terms and newly established steering councils.
Stephanie Koury, the newly appointed Acting Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, delivered her first briefing to the UN Security Council. She underscored the need for a political agreement to break the current stalemate and pave the way for credible elections in Libya.
This year’s conference coincides with reports of a highly anticipated new licensing round for onshore and offshore concessions –which would be the country’s first since 2005– and the NOC's ambitious plan to reach 2 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) by 2030.
Launched in March 2020 by the EU's Foreign Affairs Council and in response to recommendations from the Berlin Conference on Libya, Operation Irini aims to enforce arms embargo decisions following the armed conflict in Libya.
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