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Eddie Monkman
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Freelance journalist and editor of The Libya Gazette. Looking to connect with anyone willing to engage to write stories and create articles. DM's always open.

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The Libya Gazette | Edition 011
Sudan’s war spills into Libya’s southeast, drawing Haftar into the spotlight.

Libya’s brownfield oil revival

EU–Libya energy deals

Haftar’s succession and Türkiye’s rise

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November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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This week in The Libya Gazette.
🇱🇾 Tensions reignite in Tripoli as Dbeibah’s GNU confronts the Radaa militia.
⚔️ Fighting returns to Misrata for the first time since 2011.
🧭 Khaled Haftar pushes for a “national security framework” with Misratan commanders.

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November 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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🇱🇾 This week in The Libya Gazette:
Sarkozy jailed over Libya campaign funds
UK revisits Gaddafi-IRA compensation
Libya & Tunisia expand trade ties
Opinion: Libya’s politics are personal, not ideological

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#libya #politics #EU #MENA #Tripoli
October 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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“A large number of migrants may be returned to Libyan detention centres without the knowledge of external authorities.”

@seawatch_intl try to uncover what happens beyond our sight.

Full story: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...

#Libya #EU #Migration #SeaWatch
October 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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From Tripoli to Gaza and the Sahel to Sicily. This week's stories in the Libya Gazette.

Sudanese refugees’ abuse exposed

Libya–Italy migration pact examined

Algeria & Morocco’s scramble for the Sahel
Read: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...

#Libya #Africa #MiddleEast
October 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Libya & Italy say that they’ll “tackle irregular migration together.”

Critics call it Europe outsourcing its borders.

Is the partnership another failure in waiting?

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#Migration #Libya #Italy
October 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Reports of raids, detention, and hate campaigns against Sudanese refugees in Libya raise alarm among rights groups.

Read this week's magazine covering the growing humanitarian crisis: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...

#libya #sudan #refugees
October 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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This week’s Libya Gazette covers:
🇱🇾 Sudanese refugees’ abuse exposed
✈️ Lockerbie trial twists
🌍 Libya’s role in Gaza’s relief flotilla
💰 The new scramble for the Sahel
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#Libya #Africa #MiddleEast
October 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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“Political commitments to improve conditions in Libyan detention centres have never been realised because it went against the political interest of both Italy and the EU.”

Read my article with @andreaterenzio.bsky.social in this week's Libya Gazette: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...
October 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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New issue of Libya Gazette out now, inside:

EU’s outsourcing of migration control to Libya — and the human cost.

Algeria warns of “foreign interference” in Libya’s future.

Libya’s new higher education strategy.

Read the full issue: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...

@martinrjay.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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"Sarkozy has been found guilty of criminal conspiracy but acquitted of corruption, misuse of Libyan public funds and illegal election funding."

Former French president facing time behind bars after his dealings with Gaddafi - maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...

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October 1, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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🇱🇾 The Libya Gazette – Edition 005 is out now.

Sarkozy sentenced over Gaddafi ties

Refugee abuse in Libyan detention centres

Militia violence despite peace deals

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September 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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🇱🇾 The Libya Gazette – Edition 005 is out now.

Sarkozy sentenced over Gaddafi ties

Refugee abuse in Libyan detention centres

Militia violence despite peace deals

Download: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...

@martinrjay.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Subscribe to the Libya Gazette published by Maghrebi in order to keep up with all the latest news and current affairs from Tripoli, Benghazi and beyond:
maghrebi.org/subscribe-to...

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September 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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"A transitional government, without popular support and thus political legitimacy could become another competing authority."

Read my article on the UN roadmap in this week's Libya Gazette.

@martinrjay.bsky.social

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September 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Subscribe to the Libya Gazette
in order to keep up to date with the latest developments here: maghrebi.org/subscribe-to...

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September 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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This week's Libya Gazette is out now:

Can a UN roadmap finally set Libya on a democratic path?

Sudan links Libya to UAE’s mercenary network

Opinion: why resilience, not just evacuation, is key for business in Libya

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@martinrjay.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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In this week’s *expanded* Libya Gazette:

Can a UN roadmap finally set Libya on a democratic path?

Sudan links Libya to UAE’s mercenary network

Opinion: why resilience, not just evacuation, is key for business in Libya

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September 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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"The politics around Libya’s migration crisis is increasingly complicated as the nation is increasingly strained by high rates of refugees from the neighbouring country Sudan."

Read @allyfreischmidt.bsky.social article in the Libya Gazette: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...

@martinrjay.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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"Developments not only demonstrate Turkey’s renewed presence in the east but also highlight Haftar’s willingness to court international partnerships."

Read my article on Turkish relations with Benghazi in this week's Libya Gazette here: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...

@martinrjay.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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“Amnesty International has drawn attention to the hellish conditions faced by migrants and refugees in Libya.”

Read more of @allyfreischmidt article in this week’s Libya Gazette: maghrebi.org/subscribe-to...

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September 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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The latest Libya Gazette is out now.

Libya's role in EU migration crisis

Turkey rebuilding the East

Suicide bombing in Tripoli

Russia’s Libya strategy threatening Europe – Tarek Megerisi

Free weekly PDF magazine, download here: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...

@martinrjay.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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"It has been primarily the eastern government and the Libyan National Army responsible for disrupting the most recent rounds of local elections according to reports"

Read @allyfreischmidt.bsky.social article in this week's free Libya Gazette: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...

@martinrjay.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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“Arkenu is basically controlled by the Haftar’s, specifically Saddam Haftar and it is because of his power that he has been able to get Arkenu to export crude.”

Read further in week's free Libya Gazette: maghrebi.org?sdm_process_...

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September 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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The first edition of the Libya Gazette, published by Maghrebi is available to download, for free, now featuring my article on how a private oil company in the east could boost the Haftar’s ambitions: t.co/jxzXQ095IM

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September 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM