On 13 November, The Sentry published a report titled ‘Inside Job: Libya’s Fuel Smuggling Escalation’. The in-depth report outlines the fuel smuggling networks in Libya and how the country’s current rulers orchestrated a three-year surge in gasoline and diesel smuggling that cost Libya about $20 billion between 2022 and 2024. According to the report, the fuel gets diverted to many foreign networks, including Russian military units in Libya and Mali, as well as to the genocidal Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan. The report stresses that the consequences for the Libyan people have been devastating, with the multi-billion-dollar scheme depriving the central bank of the hard currency needed for essential imports like food and medicine, driving consumer price inflation and the dinar’s depreciation.
Read the full report here.