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ADDIS ABABA. — The African Union (AU) has proposed a global conference in July to try to resolve the conflict in Libya with the aim of holding elections in October.
A statement yesterday said the 55-member body would like to hold “an international conference on reconciliation in Libya under the auspices of the AU and UN” during the first half of July.
The declaration also requested the AU commission, alongside the UN and the Libyan government, take “all the necessary measures for the organisation of presidential and legislative elections in October 2019”.
The North African country has been torn apart by power struggles and undermined by chronic insecurity since the NATO-backed ousting of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. The country has at least two rival administrations. One, recognised by the UN, is based in the capital Tripoli. While the other has made its headquarters in the eastern city of Tobruk.
In addition, there are dozens of armed groups vying for power and state wealth.
Suicide bombers have targeted a number of Libya’s vital institutions as armed groups take advantage of the chaotic political situation. — Al Jazeera/News agencies.
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