The struggle over the position of Libyan Oil Minister constitutes a new episode in the series of divisions affecting the country with the largest crude oil reserves in Africa, which has been going on for about 13 years.

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Although the Minister of Oil and Gas in Libya, Mohamed Aoun, announced his return to work about a week ago, the reality indicates that the crisis of division will continue as Khalifa Abdel-Sadiq continues his work within the ministry’s office as a minister-designate, according to what the “Specialized Energy Platform” reported.

The details of the crisis go back to Tuesday, March 26 (2024), when the Administrative Control Authority issued a decision to suspend Libyan Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun from work, due to what it described as “committing legal violations that harmed the public interest of the state.

Hours after the decision to suspend Aoun, who denied committing any violations, the outgoing Prime Minister of the National Unity Government, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, decided to assign the Deputy Minister of Oil and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Corporation, Khalifa Abdul Sadiq, to ​​run the Ministry of Oil.
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Stephanie Khoury, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Political Officer of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) briefed the UN Security Council on the crisis in Libya.

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Khoury confirmed that the Libyans she met during the recent consultations expressed “the need to reach a political agreement in order to organize elections and restore the legitimacy of national institutions.”

Khoury considered that “the political impasse in Libya continues between the National Unity Government recognized by the United Nations, based in Tripoli and led by Prime Minister Mohamed Dbeibeh , and the National Stability Government based in the east led by Prime Minister Osama Hammad, which is allied with the House of Representatives and the Libyan National Army led by General Khalifa.” Haftar.

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Libyan leaders will meet in Morocco next month to renew the electoral process in Libya, The Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, and the President of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Menfi, in addition to the President of the Council of State, Mohamed Takala, will participate in the meeting.

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Given the differing positions of the Libyan parties, the Moroccan initiative is still part of the preliminary preparations, especially with Takala’s reluctance to participate in previous talks, including those to which he was invited in Paris and Cairo, according to the “Africa Intelligence” website.

A meeting was scheduled to be held between the Libyan leaders in Cairo, but Takala’s withdrawal from the meeting led to its postponement, and Aguila Saleh seeks to resume the electoral process with the aim of forming a new unified government, while Takala opposes the plan and strongly supports the current Prime Minister, Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh.
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Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly urged, along with the head of the outgoing Libyan “National Unity” government, Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh, to expand the horizons of bilateral cooperation between the two countries, with a special focus on the economic and energy sectors.

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The meeting took place in the New Administrative Capital, east of Cairo, where it was agreed on the need to provide the necessary support to stabilize the electrical network in Egypt by activating the joint electrical interconnection project.

Several topics were also discussed, including activating previously signed agreements, activating the results of the Egyptian-Libyan Supreme Committee, which was last held in Cairo in 2021, and preparing for the next meeting with the aim of enhancing mutual investments.
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Mohamed Aoun, Minister of Oil and Gas in the outgoing Libyan “National Unity” government, announced his temporary cessation of performing his ministerial duties.

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This came in a recorded clip published by Aoun, in which he indicated that the Prime Minister, Abdel Hamid Dbeibeh , ignored his repeated appeals to lift the precautionary moratorium on him.

Aoun said in the clip: “We learned without any official notification that an assignment was issued on June 27 by the Prime Minister to the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil and Gas to continue running the ministry’s duties until further notice, despite my actual presence in the ministry’s office as a full-time legitimate minister for the affairs of the ministry and the entire sector.
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A member of the Libyan House of Representatives, Abdel Moneim Al-Arfi, expressed his dissatisfaction with the actions of the Head of the State Council, Mohamed Takala, and accused him of being unique in making decisions and being openly biased towards the head of the outgoing Libyan government.

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Al-Arfi indicated in press statements that Takala rejected the idea of ​​holding a meeting under the auspices of the Arab League, which sparked an internal crisis.

Al-Arfi stated that Takala reduced the State Council to his person and became clearly inclined towards Dbeibeh, which led to disagreements between members of the Council who did not agree with his policy.

He also urged Takala to take positive steps towards forming an executive government and unifying Libyan institutions.
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The Prime Minister of the National Unity Government and Minister of Defense, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, received the Deputy Commander of the US Africa Command, Lieutenant General John Brennan, and the Commander of the Special Operations Command in Africa, Admiral Ronald Faure, and their accompanying delegation.

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The meeting was attended by the Chief of the Libyan General Staff, Lieutenant General Mohamed Al-Haddad.

According to a Libyan statement, the meeting discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation between Libya and the United States in the field of combating terrorism and border security.

The statement stated that the meeting touched on the implementation of a number of joint training programs, with the aim of raising the efficiency of Libyan army members and developing their capabilities in facing security challenges.
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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya called for adopting a comprehensive approach that includes all Libyan parties, in order to reach a sustainable political solution that ends the current crisis in the country.

This statement came in the wake of an expanded meeting held in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Thursday, which brought together about 130 figures from the House of Representatives and the Supreme Council of State

The meeting, which was held in Cairo, witnessed participants calling for the formation of a single new government, emphasizing the importance of holding parliamentary and presidential elections in accordance with the laws issued by the House of Representatives and drawn up by the 6+6 Committee.
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