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Libya has donated foodstuffs to its neighbour Tunisia. A convoy of 96 trucks carrying sugar, oil, flour and rice passed the Ras Jedir bridge recently en route to Tunisia, as the latter is facing an acute shortage of essential goods.
Libya has donated foodstuffs to its neighbour Tunisia. A convoy of 96 trucks carrying sugar, oil, flour and rice passed the Ras Jedir bridge recently en route to Tunisia, as the latter is facing an acute shortage of essential goods.
The interim Libyan Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dbeibah based in Tripoli visited Tunis some two months ago in a bid to warm ties with the government led by Tunisian President Kais Saied. The border trade between Tunisia and Libya is huge. The recession in Tunisia has deepened since its 2011 revolution triggered by economic difficulties and was further compounded by the coup de force of Tunisian President Kais Saied in July 2021.
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Libya, in the crossfire between two rival governments, is also destabilized. The only saving grace is its deep oil wealth. Libya’s most recent turmoil was sparked by December 2021 elections after which Mr Dbeibah, then head of the transitional government in Tripoli, refused to step aside. The country’s eastern-based parliament then appointed Fathi Bashaga as a rival prime minister. The UN has called for renewed elections for establishing legitimate institutions capable of providing for the basic needs of the people.
