AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoLibya–China Skills Link: In Tripoli, Libyan engineer-turned-teacher Taha Shlibk is helping run a Chinese language education centre, showing how tech backgrounds are feeding into new education pathways. Power Crisis & Heatwave: Libya is seeing renewed blackouts amid extreme temperatures, with protests in Tripoli and nearby towns as grid collapse fears, fuel shortages, and gas supply problems hit water, telecoms, and daily life. Digital Government Push: Libya’s Civil Service ministry met Huawei Libya to modernize e-services and speed up public-sector procedures as part of a broader digital transformation drive. Electricity Research Initiative: The Libyan Academy of Graduate Studies discussed a national scientific initiative to tackle the electricity crisis, planning a multidisciplinary expert workshop to turn recommendations into actionable programs. Energy Market Signals: Libya’s NOC held talks with Shell on expanding cooperation and building a long-term gas-sector strategy, including field evaluations and a clearer timetable. Road Safety Training (MENA): UNITAR and FIA launched the Safe Mobility 4 All & 4 Life programme across the region, including Libya, to train mobility leaders and local authorities on safer road systems. Defense Industry Training: TÜMOSAN is training 22 Libyan engineers in Turkey for work in Libya’s military industrial factories, covering CNC, quality control, maintenance, and factory management. Telecoms & Digital Africa: Libya’s communications authority joined an African telecoms conference in Abuja to advance digital transformation and push for membership in the ITU Council. Regional Tech Diplomacy: Qatar and Türkiye reaffirmed deeper cooperation across diplomacy, defence, and humanitarian work, underscoring ongoing regional coordination.
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