Libya: PM-Designate Fathi Bashagha announces arrival in Tripoli in few days

Libya’s Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha has told the Financial Times he will  enter capital Tripoli peacefully, in a few days, after  a first attempt failed. “We will be arriving in Tripoli in the next few days and there will not be another parallel government,” Bashagha said in a telephone interview with the Financial Times. The […]

Libya: Currency diversion prompts scrutiny of banking practices

Allegations concerning the unauthorized appearance of local currency within the black market in Tripoli have been observed by the Central Bank of Libya’s media office. Circulating images, reportedly showing currency boxes within the Souq Al-Mushir area, have sparked widespread concern regarding possible breaches in the official distribution process. Assurances were issued by the Central Bank […]

South Sudan Brokers Deal with Sudan’s Rival Forces to Safeguard Heglig Oil Field

South Sudan announced, on Thursday, 11 December, that it has secured a tripartite agreement with the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to protect the Heglig oil field, after the RSF seized the site earlier in the week. Information Minister Ateny Wek Ateny said in Juba that the accord was reached […]