Much of the current destabilisation of the Sahel is blamed on the fallout from the war in Libya. A high-ranking South African official told the European representatives that “it is useful to listen to Africa, as the Libyan example shows”. Johnson’s gaffe meanwhile also exposes the European rivalry when it comes to getting their hands on the prize of Libyan oil and reconstruction deals. Yet at the same time, Italian oil company Eni S.p.A has reportedly increased its production of oil in Libya to pre-2011 levels and has discovered new oil fields in Western Libya. Migration, which will be top of the agenda of the upcoming Abidjan summit, is still presented as the major motivation of European current efforts to make peace in Libya.

Source: Libya Today October 16, 2017 12:33 UTC