In Libya, which has two competing governments in Tripoli and Tobruk, a conflict is brewing over control of Libya's central bank, raising concerns about access to billions of dollars in oil revenues. On October 22, the House of Representatives in Tobruk accepted Governor Naji Issa's resignation in principle and appointed bank board member Fawzi Abukhazam as acting governor, even though Issa previously offered to resign in August 2026 and has since tried to withdraw his request. Hours after the Eastern Parliament's announcement, unknown persons entered the bank's headquarters in Tripoli after Eisa had already left the building, with central bank officials blaming the incident on the Ministry of Defense, which is responsible for guarding the facility. The conflict has exposed divisions within the state's Supreme Council in Tripoli, with first deputy chairman Naji Mokhtar supporting Issa, while chairman Muhammad Tekla has asked Abukazam to temporarily take over the governorship. Issa's appointment in September 2024 helped resolve an earlier conflict between rival administrations led by Abdel Hamid Dubai in Tripoli and Khalifa Haftar's camp in the east.