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Libya
Dabaiba set to stay on despite Aguila Saleh's objections

Abdulhamid Dabaiba remains, for the moment, the victor of the reconciliation between Turkey and the UAE, despite being considered illegitimate by parliament speaker Aguila Saleh Issa. The two countries are in favour of an agreement between the prime minister and Khalifa Haftar, while waiting for possible elections. [...]

Published on 26/01/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Abdel Fattah al-Sissi
Abdelhamid Dabaiba
Aguila Saleh Issa
Antonio Guterres
Fathi Bashagha
Khaled al-Mishri
Khalifa Haftar
Libyan National Army
Muslim Brotherhood
Stephanie Williams
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UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily struggles to get politicians in same room

Bathily cannot get Libyan decision-makers to come together to move forward on organising the next elections.

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UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily in Tripoli on 11 March 2023.

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Bachagha's future hanging on whim of Tripoli militias

While Fathi Bachagha completed the formation of his government on 1 March, Abdelhamid Dabaiba shows no intention of leaving. Support from the various armed groups will play a key role in their standoff.

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Moscow and Washington clash over Stephanie Williams's succession

Russia is pushing for the departure of the UN's de facto representative in Libya, Stephanie Williams, while the United States wants her to stay. Among the names mooted to succeed her are a German diplomat and a former Ghanaian minister.

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Stephanie Williams, UN Special Adviser on Libya, met with the Prime Minister of the Libyan government of national unity, Abdelhamid Dabaiba on 13 February.

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New UN election roadmap makes space for Dabaiba and Haftar but not Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

To avoid the return of a parallel government in eastern Libya and ending up back at square one, the UN diplomat Stephanie Williams is on a final round of mediation efforts to save "her" peace process.

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UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Libya Stephanie Williams with presidential candidates Abdelhamid Dabaiba (top) and Khalifa Haftar (bottom).

Libya
Abu Dhabi fails to bring Haftar and Dabaiba together

The United Arab Emirates fear losing all their gains in Libya, where their protégé Khalifa Haftar is weakened. The eastern strongman has refused any rapprochement with the head of the transitional administration.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.11.2021

General Khalifa Haftar (left) and the head of the Libyan interim government Abdelhamid Dabaiba.

Spotlight | Libya
Guterres lobbies for the UN to take charge of militias' disarmament

The United Nations is seeking to take direct control of the disarmament of militias and the withdrawal of foreign forces away from the Libyan transitional government. Meanwhile the country's legislative and presidential elections scheduled for December 24 this year look more undermined than ever.

Subscribers only Politics 13.07.2021

Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres.

Libya
Dabaiba and Haftar approach second round of Berlin peace summit with very different agendas

Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba wants to push for a postponement of the 24 December presidential and legislative elections to which other senior officials are also putting up road blocks even as potential candidate Khalifa Haftar readies for battle.

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Guns, gold and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Libya
Dabaiba set to stay on despite Aguila Saleh's objections

Libya
UNSMIL head Abdoulaye Bathily struggles to get politicians in same room

Libya
Bachagha's future hanging on whim of Tripoli militias

Libya
Moscow and Washington clash over Stephanie Williams's succession

Spotlight | Libya
New UN election roadmap makes space for Dabaiba and Haftar but not Saif al-Islam Gaddafi

Libya
Abu Dhabi fails to bring Haftar and Dabaiba together

Spotlight | Libya
Guterres lobbies for the UN to take charge of militias' disarmament

Libya
Dabaiba and Haftar approach second round of Berlin peace summit with very different agendas