malta meeting of 5+5 group jan 2019

Libya seeks UN approval for weapons purchase

The Tobruk-based government has requested the U.N. Security Council’s authorization to import military equipment from Ukraine, Serbia and the Czech Republic, arguing that the weapons will help control Libya’s borders and fight the Islamic State militants and other extremists in the country. Libya has been under an arms embargo since 2011 and all military shipments […]

Libya: GNA Forces Take Control of Tripoli’s Main Airport

Forces of the UN-sponsored Government of National Accord (GNA) Thursday announced the full seizure of Tripoli’s main airport, which has been in the hands of armed factions loyal to former leader of Salvation government, Khalifa Ghweil. Tripoli’s main airport has been closed down for air traffic after 2014 fighting for the control of the Libyan […]

EU-Namibia business forum strengthens cooperation in GH2 and critical raw materials

Namibia will no longer export unprocessed mineral products, President Hage Geingob has told the recent EU-Namibia Business Forum held in Belgium, part of the African country’s bid to create more local jobs, more local value and to boost domestic industrialization efforts. Geingob’s statement came after, earlier this year, Namibia banned the export of unprocessed lithium […]