EU Humanitarian Politics Aggravate Internal Crisis in Libya

As Government of National Accord based in Tripoli and eastern-based Tobruk government struggle for power, modern Libya remains deeply fractured after having split into three historic areas of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fezzan. Even in the regions of their respective influence, the two governments are not able to fully control the situation, the three areas being …

France Seeks to Increase its Presence in Libya

French oil company Total has strengthened its positions in Libya’s energy market after the acquisition of a 16,33 percent share in the major Waha oilfield. The cost of the deal is estimated at $450 million. A week after the agreement was signed, the French Ambassador to Libya Brigitte Curmi has met Fayez Al-Sirraj, Head of …

New Wave of Libyan Migrants Is Coming to Europe

The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya has long been a final barrier for the illegal immigrants heading to Europe from Central, West and North-East Africa. The situation has dramatically changed after the revolution and the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, with the new Libyan authorities having completely lost control over the migrant flow. …

Libya, a Slave Trade Hub

On the 7th anniversary of the revolution a scandal concerning massive violation of human rights and enslaving "economic migrants" from Central Africa in Libya gets bigger. Tripoli slave market is still up and running. After mass media spread shocking footage showing trafficking auction past year, it came to light that one enslaved person costs not …