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Dec
12
2020
By The African Mirror
Libya economic talks set for Geneva next week – U.N.

Libya economic talks set for Geneva next week – U.N.

BUSINESS
THE U.N. acting envoy on Libya Stephanie Williams will host an economic working group from December 14-15 in Geneva, to discuss policy reforms, a U.N. spokeswoman has announced. The talks, co-chaired by Egypt, the European Union and the United States, will include representatives of the main Libyan institutions, U.N. spokeswoman Alessandra Vellucci told a Geneva briefing, without elaborating. - Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Dec
08
2020
By The African Mirror
Libya’s divided central bank board holds rare meeting

Libya’s divided central bank board holds rare meeting

BUSINESS
THE board of the Central Bank of Libya, whose western and eastern branches have for years been split between the country's warring rivals, said it held a first meeting in years on Monday. Unifying key institutions, including the CBL, and creating a single exchange rate across Libya have been key goals of a U.N.-led process aimed at resolving some of the economic problems obstructing a political solution to the conflict. CBL said in a statement that it had held a preliminary meeting to discuss the reactivation of the board's work including ensuring stability of prices, supporting the integrity of the…
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Nov
13
2020
By The African Mirror
At least 74 migrants dead in shipwreck off Libya coast, IOM says

At least 74 migrants dead in shipwreck off Libya coast, IOM says

NEWS
AT least 74 migrants died in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya on Thursday, the United Nations' migration agency said, with 47 survivors brought to shore by coastguards and fishermen. Libya, which has had no stable central government since a NATO-backed uprising in 2011, is a major transit point for mainly African migrants seeking to cross the Mediterranean and reach Europe. At least 900 have already drowned this year attempting the crossing, according to the agency, the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Another 11,000 have been stopped at sea and returned to Libya, where migrants are often detained, exploited…
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Nov
13
2020
By The African Mirror
Libya talks reach election breakthrough, U.N. says

Libya talks reach election breakthrough, U.N. says

NEWS
POLITICAL talks on Libya's future have reached agreement on holding elections within 18 months, the United Nations acting Libya envoy has announced, hailing a "breakthrough" in a peacemaking process that still faces great obstacles. "There's real momentum and that's what we need to focus on and encourage," envoy Stephanie Williams said at a news conference in Tunis, where 75 Libyan participants chosen by the United Nations have been meeting since Monday. The meeting has reached preliminary agreement on a roadmap to "free, fair, inclusive and credible parliamentary and presidential elections" that also includes steps to unite institutions, she said. Libya…
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Nov
04
2020
By The African Mirror
Libya crude output rises to about 850,000 bpd, says oil source

Libya crude output rises to about 850,000 bpd, says oil source

BUSINESS
LIBYAN oil production has risen to about 850,000 barrels per day (BPD), up from about 800,000 bpd on October 31, a Libyan oil source has told Reuters. The North African country is still restarting its oil fields after the lifting of an eight-month blockade by eastern forces and production is fluctuating, the source said on condition of anonymity. Oil output dipped to about 780,000 bpd on Sunday, he added. The blockade had reduced the OPEC member's oil production to about 100,000 bpd from 1.2 million bpd. - Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Oct
29
2020
By The African Mirror
Libyan investigators find more mass graves in recaptured city

Libyan investigators find more mass graves in recaptured city

NEWS
LIBYA authorities have dug 12 bodies from four more unmarked graves in the city of Tarhouna, adding to the scores of corpses already discovered since the area was recaptured in June by the Government of National Accord (GNA). Tarhouna had for years been controlled by a militia known as the Kaniyat, run by the local Kani family, which fought alongside Khalifa Haftar's eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA). The GNA has issued arrest warrants for Kaniyat leaders who are now believed to be in eastern Libya. When Turkish support helped the internationally recognised GNA take back Tarhouna in a sudden advance…
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Oct
22
2020
By The African Mirror
U.N. acting Libya envoy ‘optimistic’ on ceasefire talks

U.N. acting Libya envoy ‘optimistic’ on ceasefire talks

NEWS
STEPHANIE NEBEHAY THE United Nations' acting Libya envoy is "quite optimistic" that ongoing talks between the warring sides would lead to a lasting ceasefire after they agreed to reopen land and air routes across front lines. Speaking midway through week-long talks, Stephanie Williams said the sides had also agreed to maintain "the current state of calm on the front lines and avoid any military escalation". Khalifa Haftar "That is why I continue to be very optimistic that the parties here are going to reach a more lasting and permanent ceasefire," she told a news conference at the U.N. in Geneva.…
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Oct
19
2020
By The African Mirror
Pope expresses support for detained fishermen in Libya

Pope expresses support for detained fishermen in Libya

NEWS
POPE Francis expressed support on Sunday for 18 fishermen held in Libya, weighing in on a standoff between Italy and the administration of Khalifa Haftar, one of the North African country’s two rival leaders. “I want to say a word of encouragement and support for the fishermen who have been held in Libya for more than a month, and for their families (who) are hoping to be able to embrace their dear ones soon,” Francis said at his weekly blessing in St. Peter’s Square. FILE PHOTO: Rosetta Incargiola, the mother of one of 18 fishermen detained in Libya, cries at…
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Oct
04
2020
By The African Mirror
EU removes Libya’s powerbroker Saleh from sanctions list

EU removes Libya’s powerbroker Saleh from sanctions list

NEWS
THE European Union has removed an east Libyan powerbroker from its sanctions blacklist to encourage peace efforts and ensure the EU plays a central role in any negotiated settlement in Libya. Aguila Saleh, leader of a rival parliament in eastern Libya, no longer faces EU travel bans and asset freezes imposed four years ago, the EU said, confirming a Reuters report on September 9 that the so-called de-listing was planned. "The de-listing of speaker Saleh was agreed in light of his recent constructive engagement in support of a negotiated political solution to the Libyan crisis," an EU statement said. After…
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Sep
15
2020
By The African Mirror
Baby steps towards peace in Libya

Baby steps towards peace in Libya

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER IN pursuit of a Libyan-led solution for their deep political problems, the two factions at war and bidding to rule Libya have met and have taken the first step towards an agreement that could bring peace and stability in that country. The Libyan Dialogue, hosted by Bouznika, Morocco, is aimed at bringing peace to a country that has known peace since the death, in 2011 of former leader Muammar Gaddafi. The two factions - the Libyan High Council of State and the Tobruk Parliament - reached a watershed agreement that is expected to pave the way to…
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