On 2 December, Libyan protesters stormed the Tripoli headquarters of Fayez al-Sarraj’s Government of National Accord (GNA) demanding their unpaid salaries and medical treatment.The event is to be considered in the framework of wider Tripoli tensions - GNA Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj continues to consolidate his power through a series of political, economic and security moves ahead of the UN’s planned National Conference next year. Yet the growing power of militia leader Haithem Tajouri, who has become Sarraj’s primary enforcer of the new security architecture in the capital, is creating fresh tensions. It also shows that any positive economic developments are only a tiny step towards solving the country’s deeper economic issues.
Protestors storm GNA headquarters in Tripoli