Libya's interim Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah resumed office Thursday after elections were canceled last week, raising doubts over the war-ravaged North African country’s future. But it was derailed by bitter arguments over divisive candidates – Dbeibah one of them – and a disputed legal framework. Dbeibah, a business tycoon, took leave as the head of a unity government to contest the elections. His administration is based in the capital Tripoli and was tasked with leading the North African country to the ballot box. Years of conflict have ruined infrastructure and left Libya suffering chronic power cuts and runaway inflation.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 30, 2021 20:17 UTC