Urban Tech & Planning: Benghazi’s Global Competitive Urban Planning Initiative (GCUPI-B) hit 93% capacity, with FDRL urging global firms, experts, startups and innovators to register before the final deadline for concept masterplans and solutions for the city’s trade and logistics future. Health Supply Chain Reform: Libya’s Medical Supply Organisation launched the Libyan National Formulary to standardize which medicines are approved and covered, aiming to improve prescribing, dispensing and drug security. Oilfield Tech Partnerships: AGOCO met Baker Hughes to expand engineering and technical services, including digital field technologies, well operations, advanced production solutions and training for Libyan staff. Electricity Grid Governance: Libya’s GNU dissolved GECOL’s board and appointed Bashir Al-Marash as chairman amid power instability, after drone strikes and protests disrupted generation and the grid. Education Regulation: Libya issued new rules for foreign educational institutions, covering accreditation, Islamic Sharia and Libyan values, infrastructure safety standards, and limits on using public buildings. Regional Water Security: Ethiopia’s plan for three more Blue Nile hydropower dams is reigniting the GERD-era dispute, pulling in Red Sea and Gulf geopolitics. Trade & Construction Links: Türkiye’s exports to Africa rose to $13.3B in seven months; shipments to Libya reached $1.59B, supported by logistics and construction projects. Security & Infrastructure Risks: UN warned drone attacks have hit Libya’s Zawiya oil refinery and power assets, cutting over 700MW, while insecurity and stalled politics continue.