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The Gadaffi billions – how Libya plans to reclaim the stolen wealth

Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi stashed billions in US banks, and now Libya’s power brokers are vying for control of this hidden fortune. The scramble for wealth has ignited a fierce political battle in Tripoli – one so ruthless that the official leading the recovery has been forced into hiding, fearing for his life. An Africa Confidential Special Report by John Hamilton our North Africa correspondent and managing director of Cross-Border Information.

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...

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Corruption and power struggles plague recovery plan

Militia leaders and their political allies continue to siphon oil revenues, overriding timid reform attempts

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...


Fear and loathing off and on the campaign trail

President Saïed confected an election win that no one takes seriously as he lashes out at civil society

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...


Middle powers line up behind Addis and Mogadishu

Egypt and Somalia have signed a military pact to scupper Ethiopia’s trade-off with Somaliland for a port in the Gulf of Aden

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...

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Tensions around farcical leadership battle

The sacking of the central bank governor triggered another round of factional infighting, disrupting oil production and exports

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...


Emmanuel Macron’s Saharan mystery

The recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed region comes after personal intervention by the French President

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...


Ghazouani gets second term

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...


Premier Meloni woos President Saïed

The authoritarian regime in Tunis is at the heart of Rome's grand plans for its African axis

Migration and energy deals topped the agenda of Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's flying visit to Tunisia – her fourth in a year – on 17 April. Flanked...


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