At the root of the Sahelian countries' concerns is the number of arms flowing into the region from Libya. 200120173256106"What that is creating is a different perspective between Sahel countries and European countries on what the solution in Libya should be," she added. It has encouraged other African countries to take a pro-Haftar line ... at the expense of support for the GNA who Sahel countries do not see as a strong and long-term counterpart," Gazzini said. "The African Union regards Libya as within its mandate, even though its peace initiatives there have consistently fallen flat," he says. 200119162228201Egypt, another stakeholder in the peace talks which shares a border with Libya, sees Libya as an Arab issue and is also unlikely to give backing to any-AU brokered peace deal.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 29, 2020 08:48 UTC