Libya’s rival factions began much-awaited political peace talks in Tunisia’s capital on Monday, under the aegis of the United Nations, in an attempt to end the political chaos in the North African country. The purpose of the six-day forum consists mainly is drawing a roadmap to presidential and parliamentary elections and choosing a new authority for the oil-rich North African. Head of the GNA Faiez Serraj is expected to resign following the nomination of the new authority. The participants will have to agree on a joint authority to lead the country towards elections whose timeline have to be decided. The UN is pushing for elections Libya to end years of chaos that engulfed the North African nation after the overthrow and killing of Moammar Gadhafi during a NATO-backed revolution in 2011.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 09, 2020 13:30 UTC