This is how key actors in Libya are positioning themselves amid fears of further political fragmentation, partition, and a new war. Libya is again on the brink of political division, partition and potentially another bloody civil war. In oil-rich, conflict-torn Libya, a deepening political deadlock has raised fears of further instability. It has been seven years, seven months since Libya went to the national polls.Their shelf life has long expired. The five nations released a joint statement on December 24, saying they would continue to recognise Libya's interim government, Government of National Unity (GNU), after the country's election was delayed.

Source: Libya Today February 14, 2022 07:10 UTC