Libya

Following his multi-day mission in Libya, Congolese Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso, whose country chairs the High Level Committee on Libya's discussions, is more than ever convinced of the need to organize a national reconciliation conference before the…

June 21, 2022 marked the end of the validity of the political agreement in Geneva between the Libyan parties, under the auspices of the United Nations, which had allowed the establishment of the Government of National Unity under the leadership of Abdelhamid…

Rights activists in Congo Brazzaville welcome the judicial crackdown on physical, sexual and economic violence against women, but say follow-up is crucial. South Africa's Khoi…

The NGO Doctors Without Borders calls for the creation of humanitarian corridors for asylum seekers stranded in Libya, often victims of torture and abuse in Libyan detention centers. Now safe and sound in Niger, two former detainees told our correspondents about their terrible ordeal. They were able to leave Libya thanks to the Emergency Transfer Mechanism, a program set up by UNHCR to evacuate migrants to Niger. Nearly 4,000 people have been evacuated from Libya through this mechanism since 2018.

Congolese Foreign Minister Jean-Claude Gakosso, whose country Congo-Brazzaville chairs the high-level committee for discussions on Libya, is on a seven-day mission to Tripoli this week. Arriving on Monday, he is leading a delegation from the African Union. The…

After a week of discussions in Cairo under the auspices of the UN, consultations ended to establish a constitutional framework that allows the conduct of the elections in yet another failure. These talks had begun on June 14 in Cairo, but failed, the Special…

Some 600,000 exiles are currently in Libya, subjected to imprisonment and slavery, according to estimates by international organizations, victims of UN-condemned violence. Libya's coastguards or militia are now eavesdropping on a majority of people fleeing the…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday announced the death of Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf al-Werfalli, a military commander in Libya suspected of war crimes, and ended the trial against him. The court then officially closed its case.…

For the third day in a row, consultations continue to establish a legal basis to be used to hold elections in Libya on Tuesday 14 June in Cairo. These discussions, with the members of the Joint Libyan Commission consisting of the House of Representatives and…

In Tripoli, Libya's capital, clashes between armed groups caused scenes of panic on Friday night. Result: a fighter jet killed and significant property damage. These violent clashes, with heavy weapons,…