Despite war threats, youth revive Tripoli

Despite the constant threat of conflict, Tripoli is emerging as an unlikely hub for digital innovation. Co-working spaces have appeared where bombed-out offices once stood, start-ups promise fintech solutions to cash shortages, and social media is awash with talk of a “Libyan tech moment.” For a city better known internationally for militia rule, power cuts and institutional paralysis, the narrative is seductive. It suggests a capital finally leapfrogging its political crisis through technology. Libya is a young country by any measure, with a population dominated by under-35s who have grown up navigating disruption, informality and rapid change. This generation is digitally fluent, pragmatic and largely unencumbered by nostalgia for state-led solutions that no longer function. For many young Libyans, technology […]