Algeria is continuing to bring its historic diplomatic weight to bear on international attempts to stabilize Libya. After a period of relative absence, Algeria is keen to regain its role as a leader within the region's tangled political networks. By almost any measure, Algeria’s efforts to secure a political inter-Libyan deal free from foreign interference have not been a success. Second, there is Algeria's rivalry with Egypt, which has been supporting the eastern forces within Libya and gas been a longstanding competitor of Algeria for regional dominance. Only Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia have remained assiduously neutral.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 04, 2020 13:52 UTC