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Vol 66 No 16

Published 8th August 2025


Libya

Connecting Tripoli to Trump

With a close eye on the oil and gas reserves managed in Tripoli and old ties to rogue General Khalifa Haftar, United States President Donald Trump is trying to balance his interests in Libya. Sensing the tension, Washington-based lobbyists Mercury Public Affairs have expanded their US$2 million contract with Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA), adding a $70,000-a-month deal with the National Economic and Social Development Board. Mercury has represented both the GNA and the Libyan National Oil Corporation for over five years.

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