Libya

Libyan delegates began four days of UN-facilitated talks on Monday aimed at creating the legal conditions for elections that they hope will usher in a "new era" for the war-torn North African country. Some 75 representatives hope to reach agreement during the talks in Geneva on the constitutional basis for presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for December 24 in Libya. UN Special Envoy for Libya Jan Kubis said it was regrettable that the issue had not been resolved and added that there was no alternative…

The 74 members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (FDPL) launched a new round of discussions under the auspices of the United Nations on Monday 28 June in Geneva to decide on the legal basis for the general election scheduled for the end of the year in Libya. A crucial meeting which, according to the UN, should be devoted to agreeing on the texts that govern the election. Preparatory meetings of the…

In Libya, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) announces that its medical team will leave the Migrant Detention Centers in al-Mabani and Abu Salim, Tripoli. NGO Médecins sans frontières takes this decision deterioration of the situationdue to the overpopulation of detention centers. "The situation began after a gradual increase in…

In the aftermath of the Berlin summit on the Libyan crisis, the UN mission in Libya meets the Advisory Committee of the Libyan Forum for Political Dialogue. These meetings should last for three days to reconcile positions ahead of a new meeting of the Libyan Political Forum, on Monday 28 June, in Geneva. A committee of 17…

A second conference on Libya was held again on Wednesday in Berlin, 18 months after the previous one, with some twenty countries and international organizations, including the transitional government, in place since the spring in Tripoli. Two goals were on the menu, the election scheduled for the end of December and the withdrawal of foreign forces. In this second file, progress has been announced.…

Germany is hosting a new international conference on Libya on Wednesday 23 June. The presence of many countries and actors on the ground should make it possible to consolidate the progress made in recent months, in particular as regards the conduct of elections. The withdrawal of foreign forces planned by the first conference in Berlin 18 months ago has not been followed.…

French leaders of Amesys and Nexa Technologies are accused of participating in an act of torture for the sale of surveillance equipment to Egypt and Libya. This follows a complaint from the International Federation for Human Rights and The League of Human Rights. To date, four men, former directors or still in office, have been…

The National Unity Government unilaterally announced the opening of the coastal road between Sirte and Misrata, a road that is still closed alongside Khalifa Haftar's forces, the latter leading the largest military operation since October last year, and I followed a peace agreement. He has just declared that he has closed the border with Algeria. Khalifa Haftar is thus sending several messages to the…

Germany will try to arbitrate a permanent solution to the Libyan crisis, as the sides will gather in Berlin to figure out a way to ensure that the country holds general elections in December. Efforts to end a decade-long spiral of violence in Libya would bring the country's transitional government, as well as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, to Berlin for the personal UN-sponsored talks. In a telephone conversation with Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush just days before the meeting, Blinken stressed "the…

Libya's Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) will hold a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland from June 28 to July 1, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Sunday. The personal meeting is an opportunity for members of the LPDF to develop proposals to further facilitate the conduct of national elections on December 24, in particular the constitutional basis for voting, UNSMIL said in a statement. Ahead of the meeting, the LPDF Advisory Committee will be convened from 24-26 June in Tunisia for a preparatory meeting to…