Fatime Aldjineh Garfa

South Korea and roughly 300 business leaders from 50 African countries gathered at Seoul's Korea-Africa Business Forum to expand trade, investment, and industrial cooperation, prioritizing supply-chain diversification, energy security, and critical mineral development amid geopolitical uncertainty.

South Korea requested Libya's support for expanding Korean firms' presence in its oil and refining sectors during bilateral talks, as Seoul's embassy prepares to fully reopen after operating partially since 2022.

South Korea requested Libya support expanded presence of Korean firms in oil and refining sectors, while Libya expressed interest in Korean construction and infrastructure involvement, as Seoul prepares to fully reopen its embassy.