What the Madagascar Coup Means for Africa, Mining, and Competition in the Indian Ocean: Africa File Special Edition

To receive the weekly Africa File or triweekly Congo War Security Review via email, please subscribe here. Follow CTP on X, LinkedIn, and Bluesky. Key Takeaway: The Malagasy military took power in Madagascar in response to weeks of massive...

Tripoli to host Libya–Africa Gas Forum in December

The Libyan capital, Tripoli, will host the Libya–Africa International Gas Forum on December 6 and 7. According to the government’s official platform “Hakomitna,” the event is organized under the supervision of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum...

United Nations Special Representative Reports Easing Tensions in Libya Amid Fragile Progress and Calls for Institutional Unity

New York, October 15, 2025 – In a briefing to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, Hanna Tetteh, the UN Special Representative for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), provided an update on the North...

Brega Company launches inspection tours in eastern and central Libya

The inspection coordination office for the central and eastern regions of Brega Petroleum Marketing Company conducted field visits on Tuesday evening to several of its fuel stations in Benghazi, its suburbs, and the cities of Tobruk and Ajdabiya....

6 African countries you can visit visa-free

African countries are taking bold steps toward unity and mobility, with several nations opening their borders to fellow Africans. As of 2025, six countries, including Seychelles, The Gambia, Benin, Rwanda, Ghana, and Kenya, now offer full...

Oil Trading Below $60? Grab 5 Energy Giants With Huge Dividends Now

Oil prices fell below $60 per barrel recently due to a combination of oversupply and weak demand. Global oil inventories are rising, putting downward pressure on prices. At the same time, both OPEC+ and U.S. production are increasing amid...

IEA forecasts global oil glut in 2026 on strong production growth, weak demand

World oil production will rise by 3 million barrels per day in 2025 to 106.1 million barrels per day and grow by another 2.4 million barrels a day in 2026 to an average of 108.5 barrels a day, according to the IEA’s latest forecast. The IEA...

Tunisian delegation visits the Food and Drug Control Center in Benghazi

Benghazi – The Director of the Benghazi Center for Drug and Food Control, Mahmoud Al-Zaydi, announced that a delegation from the Republic of Tunisia conducted a working visit to the center’s headquarters in the city of Benghazi, as part of...

Powering Libya’s Green Renaissance: How Al-Fath Agricultural Company is Powering the Nation’s Fields with Valley Pivots and New Holland Tractors

In the heart of Libya’s agricultural transformation, Al-Fath Agricultural Supplies Company stands as a symbol of progress, resilience, and modern innovation. As the nation advances its development and food security goals, Al-Fath has taken a...

AGOCO increases production in two Hamada field wells from 250 to 800 bpd – also reduces associated water content

Libya’s eastern based Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) announced yesterday that it had increased total production in two wells in the Hamada field from 250 to 800 barrels per day (bpd), while also reducing associated water content. AGOCO said its...

Hungarian firm to build cement plant in Libya

A Hungarian company is planning to build a cement plant in Libya as part of the OPEC member’s plan to reconstruct the infrastructure and other sectors, aided by a surge in its oil export revenues following an increase in its crude output. Rotary...

Libya's football ambitions in focus with high-profile Inter v Atletico friendly

Libya’s international airports will be quite the busy hub for football’s elite, be they its fast risers or its traditional giants, over the next 48 hours. Touching down in Benghazi on Thursday, two heavyweights of the European club game, Italy’s...

15 nations condemn Israeli laws extending sovereignty over occupied West Bank

The State of Qatar , the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Türkiye, the Republic of Djibouti, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, Republic of The Gambia, the...

Libya and Eni Restart Offshore Drilling After Five Year Pause

Libya’s National Oil Corporation has resumed offshore oil exploration activities with Italian energy giant Eni after a five-year interruption, marking a significant step in the country’s efforts to revitalize its crucial petroleum sector. The NOC...

Libya Mass Grave Families Seek Justice Against Suspect Impunity

In post-conflict Libya, the very people suspected of filling mass graves with bodies are now wearing badges and carrying state-issued weapons. The Grim Discovery That Shocked a War-Weary Nation The mass graves of Tarhuna represent one of Libya’s...

Powering Libya’s Green Renaissance: How Al-Fatah Agricultural Company is Powering the Nation’s Fields with Valley Pivots and New Holland Tractors

In the heart of Libya’s agricultural transformation, Al-Fatah Agricultural Supplies Company stands as a symbol of progress, resilience, and modern innovation. As the nation advances its development and food security goals, Al-Fatah has taken a...

National Development Authority signs contract to develop Sirte’s Mahari Hotel and the Guest Palaces area in line with Libya’s 2030 Vision

Signing a contract to renovate and develop the Mahari Hotel and the guest palaces area in Sirte, in line with Libya’s 2030 Vision. The Sirte based and Hafter-controlled National Development Authority (NDA), represented by the General Manager,...

OPEC+ Oil Production Jumped by 630,000 Bpd in September

The members of the OPEC+ group boosted their production in September by 630,000 barrels per day (bpd) from August as the alliance last month completed the unwinding of 2.2 million bpd cuts that began in April this year. Total OPEC+ crude oil...

OPEC: Nigeria’s oil production dropped by 2% to 1.39m bpd in September

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says Nigeria’s oil production output decreased to 1.39 million barrels per day (bpd) in September. In its monthly report on Monday, OPEC said the figure represents a 2.8 percent decline from...

Libya’s east rebuilds while desert migrants risk death en route to Europe

Every week, illegal immigrants from Sudan, Eritrea, Chad, and Niger pour across the border into Libya, which they hope will live up to its name as the “Gateway to Europe”. The Libyan authorities have a choice. Do they do what the French are...