Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah dismissed Mustafa Sanalla, the president of the national oil company, from office on Thursday July 14, replacing him with a close friend of Khalifa Haftar and a former Gaddafi financier. The quick decision reshuffles the cards of political alliances in Libya: in full normalization between the Dbeibah government and the eastern Libyan camp, the forces loyal to the first have again been put on alert, while the rival Fathi Bachagha seems to want to try again to take the capital.
After the arrangement found between the Prime Minister of Tripoli Abdelhamid Dbeibah and Khalifa Haftar, the strongman of eastern Libya, the situation has taken hold in the Libyan capital.
As of last Friday, the appointment by the Prime Minister of Tripoli of a new president at the head of the national oil company (Noc) led to the reopening of oil terminals blocked for several months by civilians. This is because the eastern Libyan camp would have its share of the oil revenues, according to the agreement.
On Monday, the army chief of staff led by Khalifa Haftar was on an unprecedented visit to Tripoli. He met his counterpart who leads the forces in western Libya. At the same time, Turkish and Qatari officials are soon expected in Benghazi.
So many visits inconceivable a week ago.
However, the rapprochement between Tripoli and Benghazi raises questions about the future of the Fathi Bachagha government. According to several observers, he would have no other choice but to try to enter the capital to reassert himself.
In the field, the tension is palpable. Forces loyal to Fathi Bachagha, and others close to the former head of the oil company, reportedly left several towns and advanced towards the capital.
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