Libya pushes for direct Tripoli-Yaoundé flights as Cameroon sets up working groups

Yaoundé has already established working groups to examine Tripoli’s proposal in depth.

Cameroon’s Minister of Transport, Jean Ernest Masséna Ngallè Bibehè, received a Libyan delegation led by Adel Shawi, Chargé d’affaires at the Libyan embassy in Cameroon, on 23 September 2026. The two sides discussed the possibility of opening a direct air route between the two countries.

Cameroon welcomed the initiative and proposed setting up working groups that bring together the relevant officials to thoroughly examine the issues linked to reactivating this cooperation. Both parties also plan to intensify the necessary preliminary steps and identify concrete ways to implement the project.

Cameroon has expressed its willingness to support initiatives that could strengthen air links between Yaoundé and Tripoli. The move is also seen as a way to boost economic and logistical cooperation between the two nations.

On 17 September 2026, Libyan carrier MesSky operated its first direct flight from Tripoli to Paris, with a service from Benghazi also planned. This resumption comes amid the country’s gradual reopening on the aviation front, even as security risks continue to weigh on its air transport sector.

By Claire Mvondo — Security and State Policy Expert