Libyan Tripoli-based administration, Government of National Accord (GNA), has inked a deal with European multinational aerospace corporation, Airbus, for the purchase of 10 helicopters to be used in the fight against criminality. Interior Minister of the Government of National Accord Fathi Bashagha announced the deal Saturday following his visit to France last week. The North African country, void of a central government, has been used as a departure point by migrants wishing to reach Europe. While in France, Bashagha also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a French security firm in biometric identification and security fields, ahead of elections’ preparations. The GNA and its rival as well as Libyan civil society groups agreed this month to hold elections next year in December.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 23, 2020 11:48 UTC