Africa: Libya

Libya has been mired in chaos since a 2011 NATO-backed uprising killed longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi. By Mahmud TURKIA (AFP/File)

Libya's UN-recognised government withdraws from Geneva talks

Feb 19, 2020

Libya's unity government has announced it is halting its participation in UN talks aimed at brokering a lasting ceasefir ...

Libya's UN-backed government halts participation i...

Feb 19, 2020

Libya's unity government has announced it is halting its participation in UN talks aimed at brokering a lasting ceasefir ...

Libya's UN-backed government suspends participatio...

Feb 19, 2020

Libya's unity government announced late Tuesday it would halt its participation in UN talks aimed at brokering a lasting ...

UN peace talks are trying to build a ceasefire between Libya's warring factions. By Mahmud TURKIA (AFP)

UN welcomes help in enforcing Libya arms embargo

Feb 18, 2020

The United Nations on Tuesday welcomed a new EU naval operation to enforce an arms embargo on Libya as the warring sides ...

An arms embargo is seen as crucial to stabilising the Libyan conflict, where the UN-backed Tripoli government is under attack from forces of military strongman Khalifa Haftar. By Mahmud TURKIA (AFP)

EU agrees naval mission to stop Libya arms flow

Feb 17, 2020

EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to a naval operation to enforce an arms embargo on war-torn Libya, overcoming objecti ...

Ongoing Libya violence 'deeply troubling', UN says

Feb 16, 2020

The situation in wartorn Libya is deeply troubling , a United Nations representative said Sunday, warning that a fragil ...

Forces backing Libya's unity government, seen here last May, have been battling Haftar's forces since he launched an April offensive to take the capital. By Mahmud TURKIA (AFP/File)

New clashes in Libya despite UN ceasefire call

Feb 13, 2020

Rival forces clashed in the Libyan capital Thursday, causing new civilian casualties in the grinding conflict a day afte ...

Handover: Outgoing AU chair Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, left, passes the baton to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa says settling the conflicts in Libya and South Sudan will be a priority of his tenure. By MICHAEL TEWELDE (AFP)

War dominates Africa summit as leaders vow Libya s...

Feb 10, 2020

African Union leaders vowed on Monday to push peace efforts in Libya, a sign of the bloc's desire to play a bigger role ...

A man holds up a sign showing the face of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar crossed out with a red

Libya a 'den of mercenaries', say war-weary citize...

Feb 6, 2020

After 10 months of fighting that has torn their country apart, exhausted Libyans voice deep fears and say their fate is ...

Libya says almost $1 bn lost in oil blockade

Feb 6, 2020

Libya has lost almost one billion dollars in revenues since a blockade of its most vital oil export facilities led to a ...

Thierry Gaubert worked for Sarkozy when the future president was budget minister in the mid-1990s. By Bertrand GUAY (AFP/File)

France charges Sarkozy aide in Libya funding probe

Feb 3, 2020

A former aide to Nicolas Sarkozy has been charged as part of an inquiry into allegations that Libyan funds helped financ ...

Alexandre Djouhri, 60, was handed over to authorities in Paris on Thursday after being extradited from Britain. By Niklas HALLE'N (AFP/File)

Businessman linked to Sarkozy aide charged in Liby...

Jan 31, 2020

A businessman at the heart of an inquiry into alleged Libyan financing of French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy's 2007 ele ...

UN special representative for Libya Ghassan Salame warns that continued foreign meddling in the country's conflict threatens to fuel

UN envoy slams violations of pledge to end foreign...

Jan 31, 2020

A UN envoy accused unscrupulous foreign actors Thursday of continuing to meddle in Libya's conflict, in violation of c ...

Libya: UN envoy slams violations of pledge to end ...

Jan 30, 2020

A UN envoy accused foreign actors Thursday of continuing to meddle in Libya's conflict, in violation of commitments made ...

The UN-recognized government in Tripoli has been under attack since April by forces loyal to eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar, the latest fighting to hit the North African state. By Mahmud TURKIA (AFP)

UN halts Tripoli refugee centre operations over sa...

Jan 30, 2020

The United Nations said Thursday it was suspending its operations at a refugee reception centre in Tripoli over safety f ...

Libyans take part in a demonstration against eastern strongman Khalifa Haftar -- who is backed by France, Russia and others -- and in support of the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), at Martyrs' Square in the GNA-held capital Tripoli. By - (AFP/File)

Turkey says France to blame for Libya instability

Jan 30, 2020

Turkey blamed France on Wednesday for Libya's instability, after French President Emmanuel Macron accused his Turkish co ...

Sudanese citizens protested Tuesday against their relatives allegedly being sent to conflict zones after a UAE based firm hired them as security guards. By ASHRAF SHAZLY (AFP)

Sudanese allege relatives lured to Libya, Yemen co...

Jan 28, 2020

Dozens of Sudanese protested Tuesday in Khartoum, alleging that their relatives had been recruited by a UAE firm as secu ...