Libya – Russia’s Wagner Group Makes Further Inroads

Moscow is expanding its “security for resources” blueprint in Libya under the lead of the new Wagner Group’s General Andrei Averyanov. What does this mean for the democratic transition?

Years of war and chaos, an ongoing political stalemate, the devastating flood in September 2023, and the absence of a democratic path have made Libya prone to the influence of foreign militias, such as the Russian Wagner Group.

The Wagner Group has had a foothold in Libya since 2018.

However, according to a recent…