An overview of key stories in Libya's energy sector, including oil production updates, infrastructure challenges and market trends for the week ending on Friday, Nov 8, 2024.
An overview of key stories in Libya's energy sector, including oil production updates, infrastructure challenges and market trends for the week ending on Friday, Oct 25, 2024.
An overview of key stories in Libya's energy sector, including oil production updates, infrastructure challenges and market trends for the week ending on Friday, Oct 18, 2024.
Both Egypt and Turkey are determined to open a new chapter in their relations and act in cooperation on several files instead of seeing one another as rivals. This diplomatic trend opens new avenues for Libya and its accentuation throughout 2024 is likely to impact domestic politics.
This article looks at what SRSG Abdoulaye Bathily’s resignation means for Libya and how this will impact the country’s political process as well as the UN’s role going forward.
A year and a half after assuming the duties of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations to Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily submitted his resignation immediately after his eighth and final briefing to the Security Council.
At a time of severe criticism levelled against the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Abdoulaye Bathily consults key stakeholders, but fails to reach a breakthrough.
New laws severely affecting migration in Libya and renewed opposition to Turkish military presence in the country reflect an increasingly xenophobic and securitised environment likely to affect foreign relations.
Once more, international stakeholders interested in Libyan elections are awaiting optimal conditions before fully committing to them, therefore missing the chance to take a leadership role and prevent factional divides from dictating the country’s fate.
Concerns regarding the draft electoral laws’ shortcomings are not entirely misguided. However, Western countries’ stance is creating a large rift, particularly in eastern Libya, which will further complicate the journey toward elections.
Erdogan’s re-election in Turkey dampens hope for an overhaul of regional interference in Libya but could give way to gradual improvements.
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