Anger with the Government of National Unity (GNU) of Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Dubaiba was already on the rise when one of the militia-infested capital’s most powerful chiefs,...

After three months in illegal detention – partly in one of Libya’s most brutal prisons – Mohammed al Mensli, Director-General of the Libyan Asset Recovery and Management Office...

Oil production, the lifeblood of Libya’s economy, is nearing 1.4 million barrels a day; a substantial hike but still 200,000 b/d below target. Political manoeuvring and rampant corruption...

With the most credible opposition figures in detention or boycotting the presidential election on 6 October, Kaïs Saïed’s victory was pre-ordained and pointless at the same time. It...

Nothing better illustrates the radical shift in regional relations than the defence agreement signed by Egypt and the Federal Government of Somalia on 14 August, two days after...

In a sea of disinformation, private agendas and shifting alliances, Libya moves from one crisis to another. The latest centres on the Presidency Council’s decision to sack the...

The interim French government’s decision on 29 July to in effect recognise Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara is another victory for Rabat – following a similar...

A day after German Chrisitian Democrat Ursula von der Leyen secured her second term as President of the European Commission on 18 July, one of her closest partners...

Appeals may lead the Constitutional Council to tweak the initial figures released by the electoral commission, but the outcome of the presidential contest is not in doubt. After...

Europe’s energy conglomerates queued up to sign a series of multi-billion euro deals with the Egyptian government on 29 and 30 June as President Abdel Fattah el Sisi...