Tunis: Conflict-wracked Libya donated several dozen trucks of food supplies on Tuesday to neighbouring Tunisia, the Libyan embassy said, months into an economic crisis that has seen repeated shortages of basic goods. 'These provisions are a donation from the government of national unity (in Tripoli) to help Tunisia tackle the acute shortages' of these products, he told AFP. The operation is set to bring a total of 170 truckloads of supplies from Tripoli, he added. The border region between Tunisia and Libya is a hub for a thriving cross-border trade, both legal and illicit. Libya tumbled into a morass of violence with the 2011 revolt that toppled dictator Moamer Kadhafi, and today two rival governments are vying for power.

Source: Libya Today January 17, 2023 21:30 UTC