2023 in Libya

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Events in Libya in 2023 .

Incumbents

• President: Mohamed al-Menfi
• Prime Minister: Contested
  • GNU: Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh
  • GNS: Fathi Bashagha (until 16 May); Osama Hammad (since 16 May)

Events

February

• 15 February – Eleven people are killed and 73 others are missing and presumed dead after a boat carrying migrants sinks off the Libyan coast. ^[1]
• 19 February – The African Union announces the organization of a peace conference to address the instability in Libya. ^[2]

March

• 12 March – Thirty people are reported missing after a boat carrying migrants from Libya capsizes while crossing the Mediterranean Sea. ^[3]
• 16 March – The Libyan National Army says that it has found about 2.5 tonnes of uranium ore contained in ten drums, near the border with Chad, that was reported missing by the International Atomic Energy Agency. ^[4]

April

• 25 April – April 2023 Libya migrant boat disasters

July

• 11 July – Faraj Bumatari, a former finance minister, is reportedly kidnapped by the militia RADA after arriving at Mitiga International Airport. ^[5]
• 13 July – Production at El Feel, El Sharara and Plant 108 oilfields is halted in protest against the abduction of Faraj Bumatari. ^[6]
• 16 July – Two out of three oilfields shut in protest over the arrest of Faraj Bumatari, resume operations after he is released, while Plant 108 remains closed. ^[7] The oilfields closure costs the country the production of 340,000 barrels. ^[8]

August

• 16 August – The death toll from fighting in Tripoli between the 444 brigade and the Special Deterrence Force increases to 55 people, with 146 more injured. The fighting ends after the release of a commander. ^[9]
• 20 August – Libya’s central bank announces its reunification after being split for nearly a decade due to the country’s long-running civil war that has resulted in two rival administrations, in the east and the west. ^[10]
• 27 August – Protests are held in western Libya to condemn any normalization with Israel after news spreads that Foreign Minister Najla El Mangoush met with her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen in Italy. Protesters set fire to the residence of prime minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh in Tripoli. ^[11] Najla later resigned.
• 28 August – Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh dismisses Foreign Minister Najla El Mangoush after she meets her Israeli counterpart in Italy. ^[12]

September

• 10-11 September – Storm Daniel strikes eastern Libya, killing 200 people. 2,000 are feared drowned, mostly in Derna. ^{[13] [14]} The death toll from the floods caused by Storm Daniel in northeastern Libya increased to 5,200 people, with thousands more missing. ^[15] The death toll later increases to 11,000 plus. ^[16]

December

• 16 December – At least 61 migrants drown when their ship sinks off the coast of Libya after leaving Zuwarah. ^[17]

See also

• 2020s portal
• Current events portal
• Libya portal

• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• Government of Libya
• Politics of Libya
• Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War
• Slavery in Libya

References

1. "Libya shipwreck: At least 73 migrants presumed dead". BBC News. 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
2. "AU says to organise Libya reconciliation conference". France 24. 2023-02-19. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
3. Maccioni, Federico (2023-03-13). "Thirty migrants missing in shipwreck off Libya, charity blames Italy". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
4. "Libya uranium: Missing barrels recovered, say eastern forces". BBC News. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
5. "Libya: the tribes of the Oil Crescent threaten to block exports of crude oil". Agenzia Nova. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
6. "Ministry issues warning after oilfield closures in Libya". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
7. "Oilfields partially resume after ex-official released in Libya". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
8. "Libya's oil minister says closure of oilfields cost 340,000 barrels". Arab News. 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
9. "Libya fighting leaves 55 dead, dozens injured: Medics". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
10. "Libya's central bank reunifies after almost a decade". Reuters. 2023-08-20. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
11. Nada AlTaher; Mina Aldroubi; Thomas Helm (2023-08-28). "Home of Libya's Dbeibeh set on fire amid protests over Israel talks". The National. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
12. Michael Schwartz; Mostafa Salem (2023-08-28). "Libya dismisses foreign minister after meeting with Israeli counterpart causes outcry". CNN. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
13. Libya declares emergency as Storm Daniel kills 200
14. Up to 2,000 feared drowned after Libya city hit 'catastrophic' storm floods
15. Umut Uras; Arwa Ibrahim. "Death toll 'rising by the hour' in flood-ravaged Libya". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
16. "Death toll hits 11,300 in Libyan city destroyed by floods". NBC News . 14 September 2023.
17. "61 migrants drown in 'shipwreck' off Libyan coast, migration organization says". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-12-17.