AU says to organise Libya reconciliation conferenceThe UN estimated in late 2021 that there were more than 20,000 foreign fighters, both military and paramilitary, in LibyaADDIS ABABA - The African Union is organising a national reconciliation conference for Libya, AU Commission chief Moussa Faki Mahamat told AFP on Sunday, the latest bid to restore stability to the conflict-wracked nation. The meeting will be chaired by the African Union's pointman on Libya, Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso, Faki said. Faki told AFP that a preparatory meeting for the reconciliation conference had been held in the Libyan capital Tripoli several weeks ago. However, the discussions led by UN envoy Abdoulaye Bathily failed to produce a clear timetable or concrete measures for the withdrawal of foreign fighters. - 'Protracted political stalemate' -The UN estimated in late 2021 that there were more than 20,000 foreign fighters, both military and paramilitary, in the country.

Source: Libya Today February 19, 2023 22:19 UTC