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Mar
12
2024
By The African Mirror
Libyan leaders agree to form new unified government

Libyan leaders agree to form new unified government

NEWS
THREE key Libyan leaders said they had agreed on the "necessity" of forming a new unified government that would supervise long-delayed elections. A political process to resolve more than a decade of conflict in Libya has been stalled since an election scheduled for December 2021 collapsed amid disputes over the eligibility of the main candidates. The leaders are the president of the Presidential Council (PC) Mohamed Menfi, the head of the High State Council (HSC) Mohamed Takala, who are both based in Tripoli, and Aguila Saleh, speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR) in Benghazi. In a joint statement, the…
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Jul
01
2022
By The African Mirror
Libya talks in Geneva end without breakthrough

Libya talks in Geneva end without breakthrough

NEWS
LIBYAN legislative leaders quit talks in Geneva on a constitution and elections without reaching a deal, pausing diplomacy to resolve a standoff that has imperilled a two-year peace process. The talks between the House of Representatives and High State Council legislative bodies were aimed at agreeing on a constitutional basis and interim arrangements for elections that were originally scheduled for December 2021. Many Libyans fear that a failure to set a path to elections and resolve an existing dispute about control of an interim government will thrust the country back towards territorial division or conflict. Since the planned December election…
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Jul
28
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya headed back to ‘square one’

Libya headed back to ‘square one’

NEWS
AYMAN AL-WERFALI LIBYA will return to "square one" and the turmoil of 2011 if national elections planned for December are delayed, the speaker of parliament said, with a new rival government likely to set itself up in the east. The elections are seen in the West as a critical step in efforts to bring stability to Libya, which has been in chaos since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against Muammar Gaddafi. Libya, a major oil and gas producer, was divided in 2014 between an internationally recognised government in the west and a rival administration in the east that established its own…
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Feb
03
2021
By The African Mirror
Votes for Libya’s interim presidency council

Votes for Libya’s interim presidency council

NEWS
EMMA FARGE and ANGUS McDOWALL PARTICIPANTS in U.N. Libya talks in Switzerland have cast votes on for a new national presidency council to create a transitional government to oversee national elections in December, although no immediate winners emerged. Candidates included the head of Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, and Osama Juwaili, a military commander in the west. The candidates for the three-person council must now consult with others to form regional lists which include nominees for prime minister before voting can resume. Attempts to form a temporary government by the talks' 75 participants, chosen by the U.N. last…
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Sep
15
2020
By The African Mirror
Turkish, Russian officials to meet in Ankara for talks on Syria, Libya

Turkish, Russian officials to meet in Ankara for talks on Syria, Libya

WORLD
TURKISH and Russian officials will meet in Ankara this week for a new round of talks on developments in Syria and Libya, where the two countries back opposing sides, Turkey's Foreign Ministry has announced. "Consultations between Turkish and Russian interagency delegations on Libya and Syria will continue at a technical level on 15-16 September 2020 in Ankara," the ministry said. Khalifa Haftar Ankara and Moscow are the main power brokers in Libya's war and have been holding talks on a lasting ceasefire and political settlement. Russia supports the eastern-based forces of Khalifa Haftar, while Turkey has helped the internationally recognised…
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Sep
10
2020
By The African Mirror
Exclusive: EU prepares to lift sanctions on Libyan powerbroker, diplomats say

Exclusive: EU prepares to lift sanctions on Libyan powerbroker, diplomats say

NEWS
THE European Union is considering removing a broker in eastern Libya from its sanctions blacklist to encourage peace efforts and ensure the EU plays a central role in any negotiated settlement, said three diplomats. After months of inaction, the European powers see a chance to reaffirm their role in Libya, in turmoil since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, after a ceasefire in August and to counter the growing military involvement of Turkey and Russia. The EU has blacklisted Aguila Saleh, head of the rebel-held parliament in eastern Libya, since 2016 on charges of obstructing peace efforts. But diplomats…
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