By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
Several cities in western Libya are seeing protests over power cuts. In Tripoli, residents have begun a civil disobedience movement and are demanding the government's resignation, increasing pressure on the authorities.
The General Electricity Company of Libya has launched the rehabilitation of units 6 and 7 at the West Tripoli power plant after 14 years out of operation. The project is expected to restore around 200 megawatts to Libya’s grid, after the country suffered numerous power cuts this summer, according to Libya Herald.
🇱🇾 Libya · Source: Libya Herald ·
In Dakar, several citizens see hearings by parliamentary inquiry committees as a way to improve transparency over the use of public funds. They want the cases examined to be followed up and spending justified, according to accounts gathered by the APS.
🇸🇳 Senegal · Source: APS ·
A force and other parties entered the Central Bank of Libya’s headquarters in Tripoli on 22 October 2026, after Governor Naji Aïssa’s resignation was accepted. The bank blamed, among others, Libya’s Ministry of Defence and said it was considering legal action, according to its statement.
🇱🇾 Libya · Source: Lapresse ·
Libyan Deputy Finance Minister Abu Bakr Al-Jafal outlined the Tripoli government’s economic priorities at a meeting in Bangkok. They include economic stability, better resource management, subsidy reform and revenue diversification, according to Libya Herald.
🇱🇾 Libya · Source: Libya Herald ·
Libya flour price falls below 325 dinarsThe price of a quintal of flour in Libya fell from 380 to less than 325 dinars through direct sales from mills to bakeries, a decrease of more than 14.5%. Libya’s Economy Ministry linked the change to the replenishment of soft-wheat stocks, Libya Herald reports, although it found no fall in bread prices in Tripoli.
Western Sahara: Polisario threatens to quit peace processThe Polisario Front warns it could withdraw from the Western Sahara peace process if the Security Council adopts the US draft resolution without substantial changes. The text would make autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty the basis for negotiations, according to the movement’s letter to the Security Council president, reported by Yabiladi.The week in Africa
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