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August 24, 2026, 4:53 pm
Security Council Live - Drone Strikes and Political Impasse in Libya
- [UN News] The Security Council is meeting on Libya Tuesday as the country faces a political impasse delaying long-planned elections alongside heatwaves, tensions and violence, including drone strikes last week that left a major oil refinery ablaze. UN News app users can follow here.
Rwanda Receives Nearly 180 Asylum Seekers Evacuated From Libya
- [New Times] A total of 177 asylum seekers evacuated from Libya arrived in Rwanda on Wednesday, August 5, under the Emergency Transit Mechanism (ETM), according to the Ministry in Charge of Emergency Management (MINEMA).
Libya's Elite Pact
- [African Arguments] In mid-June of 2026, the two rival factions claiming to be Libya's official government agreed to a power sharing deal. In it, Prime Minister Abdul Dbeibah, the leader of the internationally recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) based in Triopli in western Libya, and Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the power behind of the unrecognised Government of National Stability (GNS) based in eastern Libya agreed to what is functionally a dual executive system for the new transitional government. Under the
Somali Human Rights Commission Visits Detained Migrants in Eastern Libya
- [Shabelle] Benghazi -- A delegation from Somalia's Independent Human Rights Commission visited a prison in eastern Libya on Monday, where dozens of Somali nationals are being held, as part of efforts to assess their conditions and strengthen cooperation with Libyan authorities.
