FORMER President Jakaya Kikwete, has been named as the African Union’s new special envoy to Libya, replacing former Djibouti Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita.
According to regional media reports, the
AU Heads of State Summit has agreed to revive high level contact group
to mediate for peace in Libya.
According to a top AU diplomat, the
African Union leaders have named a taskforce of five heads of state to
address the conflict in Libya, where the Islamic State group is gaining
ground.
“This is something that concerns us
all,” AU Peace and Security Council chief Smail Chergui told reporters,
adding effective action in Libya could only happen “if we have a
government in place”.
Libya has been in turmoil since the
ouster of longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. It now has two
governments and parliaments, with the internationally recognized
authorities based in the east and a militia-backed authority in the
capital Tripoli.
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