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The movement of sophisticated weapons, according to the final declaration of the 8th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) High Level Committee on Libya, “exacerbates the conflict.”
Three children were among the fatalities as fighting raged in a district of the Libyan capital Tripoli on Tuesday, the Health ministry said.
The Sudanese government and armed groups in Darfur have agreed to establish a special criminal court for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
Peace talks in the Russian capital Moscow between the two main protagonists to the Libyan conflict appeared to have failed even before they got off to a promising start after one of them left without signing an expected deal to end all hostilities in and around Tripoli.
The internationally backed government in Tripoli has given the green light for Turkish troop to intervene in the Libyan conflict but drew objection from the militia fighting for control of the capital, APA learnt on Thursday.
The President of Congo, Denis Sassou N’Guesso has called on the African Union (AU) to make the resolution of the Libyan crisis a top priority at its next summit scheduled for Addis Ababa in February.
The conspicuous absence of the African Union in efforts to resolve the ongoing Libyan crisis is a deep blemish staining the reputation of the continental organisation, writes editorialist and expert in African geopolitics, Seidik Abba.
Forces loyal to Khalifa Hafter have seized control of Muammar Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte, 400 km east of the capital Tripoli, the spokesman of the Libyan National Army, Ahmed Mesmari claimed on Monday evening.
Zimbabwean police on Wednesday cracked the whip on illegal gold miners, days after a police officer was hacked to death by a marauding gang of artisanal miners.
The Libyan oil corporation in Tripoli says it is contemplating ceasing operation in its Zawya oil well and evacuating workers from the refinery following renewed clashes 40km west of the capital.