AGP Executive Report

Tripoli Flooding: The capital is still clearing mud and water after an exceptional downpour flooded roads, homes and businesses. At least one person died, and blocked drains added to the damage. Mediterranean Rescue: A Spanish NGO has postponed its next Central Mediterranean rescue mission until next year, saying fuel costs have doubled. Many migrants attempt the dangerous crossing from Libya; at least 2,292 people have died or gone missing on the route this year. Women’s Craft: Libyan women are keeping an age-old craft alive, passing a thread-by-thread tradition on to a new generation. Sport: Libya was among the countries admitted to the International Padel Federation, opening the way for greater involvement in the growing sport. Support for Displaced Families: Food vouchers are helping displaced Libyans choose the provisions their families need, while many continue to face hardship far from home.

Severe Weather: Flash floods in Tripoli killed a bank employee, flooded neighborhoods and damaged buildings and vehicles. Souq al-Jumaa declared a disaster area, while the University of Tripoli postponed exams through Thursday. Food Support: Vouchers are helping displaced Libyans buy the food they need, as families continue to face hardship after conflict forced them from home. Rights and Safety: Rights groups are calling for urgent action over four cases of disappearance and arbitrary detention in Libya. Women’s Heritage: Libyan women are keeping an age-old craft alive, preserving skills passed down through generations.

Flooding in Tripoli: Heavy rain overwhelmed drainage systems, flooded neighborhoods and damaged buildings and vehicles. A bank employee died after being electrocuted on his way to work, and the University of Tripoli postponed exams. Souq al-Jumaa declared a disaster area as emergency teams responded. Support for Displaced Families: The World Food Programme says food vouchers help displaced Libyans choose the foods they need, including families forced from Murzuq by conflict and now struggling with rent and basic costs. Living Heritage: Libyan women are keeping an age-old craft alive, passing traditional skills from thread to thread. Health Services: Tripoli’s Tajoura cardiac centre recorded 1,562 examinations in September, including 1,308 ECG tests.

Social Protection: Libyan representatives joined Arab ministers in Cairo to discuss poverty, disability rights and stronger services for children, older people and other vulnerable groups. Living Heritage: In Tripoli’s old city, cousins Zeinab and Aisha Madi are turning family weaving traditions from the Nafusa Mountains into a business, making handmade textiles with patterns rooted in Libyan culture. Health: Tajoura Cardiac Center reported 1,562 examinations in September, including 1,308 ECG tests, reflecting sustained demand for cardiac care. Rights and Safety: Families of two men who disappeared after leaving the Libyan Academy for Graduate Studies in Janzour still have no information about their whereabouts, while a journalist and his brother were reportedly arrested in southern Libya. Their cases have raised concerns about arbitrary detention and the lack of judicial oversight.

Health: Tripoli’s Tajoura Cardiac Center recorded 1,562 patient visits in September, with women accounting for 54.6%; staff performed 1,308 ECG tests. Cultural Heritage: Cousins Zeinab and Aisha Madi are turning a family weaving tradition from the Nafusa Mountains into a business in Tripoli’s old city, making textiles with patterns rooted in Libyan memory. Rights and Safety: Four cases have raised alarm over disappearances and arbitrary detention: a university professor and colleague went missing in Janzour, while a journalist and his brother were reportedly arrested near Ghat. Travel: The United States’ visa suspension for Libyan nationals remains in force, covering immigrant and non-immigrant visas, with limited exemptions.

Libyan Women’s Craft: Cousins Zeinab and Aisha Madi are turning a family tradition of weaving into a business in Tripoli’s old city, creating handmade pieces inspired by the Nafusa Mountains. Rights and Safety: Reports of four men disappearing or being detained in western and southern Libya have prompted calls to establish their whereabouts, ensure their safety and investigate possible abuses. Travel Restrictions: The US says visa issuance is fully suspended for Libyan nationals under a policy covering 19 countries, though six categories of applicants may still qualify for exceptions. Women in Education: Tunisia’s family minister says women make up about 70% of university graduates and 69% of PhD holders, with strong representation in medicine and engineering.

Living Heritage: Cousins Zeinab and Aisha Madi are turning a family tradition into a livelihood, weaving wool bags and textiles in Tripoli’s old city with patterns rooted in Libyan memory. Education: A teachers’ strike is escalating as Libya’s union presses for major reforms, putting school conditions and students’ learning back in focus. Fishing Communities: Libyan fishers say foreign trawling is hurting their livelihoods, raising concerns about pressure on local waters. Travel & Skywatching: Libya lies along the path of the August 2027 total solar eclipse, offering visitors a chance to watch the event away from the better-known crowds in Luxor.

Living Heritage: Cousins Zeinab and Aisha Madi are keeping a Nafusa Mountain weaving tradition alive in Tripoli’s old city, turning a craft learned from their mothers and grandmothers into a small business. Their handmade bags and textiles carry patterns rooted in Libyan memory.

Eclipse Watch: Libya lies along the path of the total solar eclipse on August 2, 2027, offering a chance to experience the event beyond the crowds expected in Luxor. Drug Seizure: In Kufra, a military brigade says it seized more than 1.3 million narcotic pills after a firefight with smugglers; three soldiers were injured. Explosive Safety: More than 14,000 abandoned explosives have been cleared from a Libyan city and nearby farmland. Education: A teachers’ strike is escalating as the union calls for major reforms. Coastal Livelihoods: Libyan fishers are raising concerns about foreign trawling.

Eclipse Travel: Libya lies along the path of the total solar eclipse on August 2, 2027, offering a chance to attract eclipse-watchers beyond the better-known sites in Egypt. Public Safety: A military brigade says it seized more than 1.3 million narcotic pills in Kufra after a firefight; three soldiers were injured. Community Safety: In Misrata, deminers cleared 14,066 explosive items from Al-Sweihli Farm between January and September, opening the possibility for displaced residents to return to their land. Migration Risks: Garissa’s governor warns that recruiters are luring young people onto dangerous routes through Libya with false job promises. Travel Access: The US has suspended visa issuance to Libyan nationals under restrictions that took effect in January.

Migration Risks: Kenya’s Garissa governor warns that trafficking networks are luring young people with promises of jobs abroad, then routing some toward Libya and into exploitation. Education: A Libyan teachers’ strike has escalated as the union presses for major reforms. Eastern Libya: The House of Representatives has replaced speaker Aguila Saleh after 12 years, electing Al-Salheen Abdel-Nabi; Saleh disputes the move’s legality. Misrata Safety: Demining teams cleared 14,066 explosive items from Al-Sweihli Farm between January and September, opening the land to displaced residents who may be able to return.

Migration Risks: Kenyan officials warn that recruiters are luring young people with promises of jobs abroad, then exposing them to trafficking on routes toward Libya. A UN report adds that many children travelling alone to Europe face violence and exploitation, with Libya identified as a frequent site of abuse. Safer Return: Demining teams cleared 14,066 explosive items from farmland near Misrata between January and September, helping displaced residents consider returning to their land.

Safer Return: Demining teams cleared 14,066 explosive items from farmland near Misratah between January and September, opening the way for displaced residents to consider returning. Children on the Move: A UN report says many migrant children travelling toward Europe alone face violence and exploitation, with Libya frequently cited as a place where abuse occurs. Fishing Livelihoods: Libyan fishers say declining catches and foreign industrial trawling are cutting into their incomes and damaging the seabed. Education: A teachers’ strike is escalating as union members press for major reforms to Libya’s education system. Parliament: Eastern lawmakers elected Al-Salheen Abdel-Nabi speaker, replacing Aguila Saleh after 12 years, in a disputed leadership change.

Land and Safety: Demining teams cleared 14,066 explosive items from farmland near Misrata between January and September, opening the way for displaced residents to return to their land. Children on the Move: UN agencies report that more than 20,000 children who reached Europe in 2025 travelled alone; Libya was the most commonly cited place of abuse among young migrants interviewed. Livelihoods at Sea: Al Khoms fishers say declining catches and foreign industrial trawling are squeezing their incomes, with some trips now earning less than 300 dinars, down from 1,000–2,000. Education: Libya’s teachers’ strike has escalated as the union presses for major reforms.

Coastal Livelihoods: Libyan fishers say catches are shrinking and incomes falling, blaming industrial trawlers for depleting stocks and damaging seabeds. Children on the Move: A UN report says nearly half of interviewed young migrants reported physical violence on their journey to Europe, with Libya the most commonly cited place of abuse. Education: Teachers’ strikes are disrupting the school year as unions press for major reforms and better pay. Cultural Heritage: Roman bathhouse mosaics at Sabratha have been reburied to protect them from further deterioration. Flood Recovery: Flooding in Ghat has displaced families and damaged infrastructure, according to the Red Crescent branch.

Child Migrants: More than 20,000 of the 31,100 children who reached Europe by land and sea in 2025 travelled without a parent or guardian, UN agencies report. Two-thirds were unaccompanied, and nearly half of young migrants interviewed said they had faced physical violence on the journey, with Libya most often cited. Education: A nationwide teachers’ strike has kept students out of public schools as unions press for better pay, unpaid salary arrears and improved conditions. The walkout began as the school year was due to start and is affecting both western and eastern Libya. Cultural Heritage: Roman bathhouse mosaics at Sabratha have been reburied to protect them from deterioration.