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European Union foreign policy chief Frederica Mogherini, on Tuesday, confirmed that the European Union supports the plan of the UN envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salama, to hold the national conference in the course of the first weeks of the new year. During a meeting with the head of the presidential …

An agreement for the emergency evacuation of migrants in Libya was reached at the African Union-European Union summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The agreement was discussed in the presence of the European Union, the African Union, and the United Nations. Nine countries present agreed to undertake the initiative – Libya, …

On Monday, the African Union (AU) envoy, Amira Al-Fadil, welcomed the opening of an investigation by the Government of National Accord into the alleged reports of abuses against African migrants in Libya. According to the Government of National Accord’s official page, Al-Fadil stressed the readiness of the African Commission to …

The European Union High Representative for Security and Foreign Policy, Federica Mogherini, called for the need to mobilize international efforts to rescue illegal immigrants in Libya. During her meeting with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki,  on Wednesday in Brussels, Mogherini stated that the issue of migration …

Libya’s ambassador to Ouagadougou, Abdulrahman Khamadah, said that Libya had been unfairly accused; adding that that the slave trade is an international problem that everyone should step up to resolve, after the foreign minister of Burkina Faso summoned him on Monday over charges of selling African migrants at an auction …

In response to the CNN video of human trafficking in Libya, many people and organizations had shown their outrage towards the Libyan authorities to capture those responsible for the crimes.   The  Ministry of Interior of the Government of National Accord stated that they assure the international community, and the …

President of the Republic of Guinea-Conakry and chair of the African Union, Alpha Conde, called on the Libyan authorities to investigate the allegations of slave markets in Libya. Conde called for an “urgent” investigation and judicial action if these reports prove true; adding that the African Union will use all …

On the heels of the 29th session of the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, AU Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, encouraged stakeholders in the Libyan conflict to reject militaristic solutions.

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff) Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, called on the African Union to help Libya get out of the state of chaos and instability that it is in. Merkel was on a three-day visit to Africa where she spent some time in Mali, Niger and Ethiopia. While …

(Author: Libyan Gazette Editorial Staff)   The international community pledged its support to Libya’s fledgling UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) in a joint communique released after the meeting in Vienna between foreign ministers to support security and stability in Libya. The meeting in Vienna, which took place Monday, was …