Guest post by Frank Talbot On May 12th citizens from the Libyan city of Zawiya, located 45 km west of Tripoli, went to the polls to elect a municipal council. Preliminary results of the election announced by the Central Committee for Municipal Council Elections (CCMCE) indicate that 63% of registered voters participated, although only 26% […]
This week BCI, in partnership with the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), participated in a conference showcasing our latest research on Libyan civil society organisations. At the end of the conference, the UK-funded IWPR hosted an “NGO Fair” to allow the organisations an opportunity to meet with international donors and talk about their […]
On Monday, February 26, 2018, BCI presented the results of our recent research on women-focused civil society organisations in Libya. We conducted this research for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting‘s Ante Raeda (You are a pioneer) programme, funded by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. At a conference, in Tunis, IWPR released the report […]
Commenting for the AP, BCI’s Carlo Binda underlines the continuing lack of a central authority in Libya VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Tens of thousands of people seeking better lives are expected to trek across deserts and board unseaworthy boats in war-torn Libya this year in a desperate effort to reach European shores by way… Read the […]
Guest Blog by Philip Eliason There are current and rapid changes in Libya. The arrival of seven of nine members of the Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Presidency Council in Tripoli on 30 March 2016 is the most significant of them. The statement from Tripoli by Martin Kobler, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative to […]
With writing by BCI and Frank Talbot, of Libya Reverb Project Defying sceptics and bluster of opposition, Libya’s Government of National Accord finally arrived in Tripoli, albeit by sea. Now it begins not just the hard work of winning and building alliances, securing it’s premises, but it must get on with the business of governing […]
Guest post by Frank Talbot On December 17th, the much-anticipated Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) was signed in Al-Shkirat, Morocco. The international community congratulated the Libyans involved in the negotiations for their courage and pledged increased support to the nascent Government of National Accord (GNA). The mood back in Libya was much more reserved. Outspoken opponents […]
Following are highlights from 50 In-depth Interviews in key Libyan communities, conducted in August 2015. For information on how to purchase the detailed report, analysis and recommendations, please contact the Libya Analytics team through Frank Talbot at: ftalbot@talbotadvisoryint.com Libya today is a changed country. Since the fall of the authoritarian regime, power relationships in and between […]
Getting the conflicting parties in Libya to agree to dialogue has been a long and frustrating process for Bernardino Leon, the Secretary General of the UN’s envoy to Libya. A draft agreement recently made public calls for a Government of National Accord, a unity government which would bridge the chaos currently enveloping the North African […]
If you think the hardest part of stabilizing Libya is the current negotiation process to end hostility – you are wrong. Even if the most earnest and unified of governments is formed it will be confronted by a fiscal crisis and public demands the likes for which it will be wholly unprepared. Managing this will […]