More than 260 Libyan and international companies on Wednesday attended a forum in Benghazi organised by the country’s eastern authorities with the hope of rebuilding the flood-ravaged city of Derna. Libya has been battered by armed conflict and political chaos since a NATO-backed uprising led to the toppling of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011. “The primary objective of this forum is to discuss and consult on a specific vision” for the reconstruction of Derna, said Oussama Hamad, head of the eastern government. The European Union mission in Libya said in a statement on Wednesday it was “only considering participating as observers at technical level to the Benghazi conference”. “Our attendance will not constitute an endorsement of any unilateral reconstruction initiatives, or of the status of any Libyan participants,” it added.

Source: Libya Today November 02, 2023 19:38 UTC