Libya

Dozens of bodies have been discovered at official and unofficial detention sites in Libya. The grim findings confirm deep concerns about abuse and torture at the facilities, according to the UN human rights chief Volker Türk. 

The Security Council today extended its previous authorizations concerning the arms embargo against Libya for six more months.

The African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) convened an emergency session to address the escalating crisis in Libya. … The Council welcomed the Reconciliation Charter adopted in February 2025 and appealed for not external interference.

Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah said on Saturday that eliminating militias is an "ongoing project," as a ceasefire after deadly clashes this week remained in place. … Dbeibah is the country's internationally recognized leader in the west, based in Tripoli.

Hundreds of Libyan protesters called on Friday for the ouster of the internationally-recognised prime minister and his government said one security force member was killed when some protesters tried to storm his office. 

A fragile calm has settled over Tripoli after a sudden surge of violence this week left parts of the city in ruins, claimed civilian lives, and heightened concerns about the stability of Libya’s already fragile political and security situation. Clashes broke out earlier in the week across several districts of the Libyan capital, reportedly triggered by the killing of a prominent militia leader.

While Libya’s ceasefire agreement is holding, ongoing military build-up, fierce competition for territorial control among Western armed groups, recent armed mobilizations in and around Tripoli, coupled with a crippling economic crisis, have renewed fears about a potential outbreak of violence in the capital, the UN’s top official in the country told the Security Council today. 

Russia’s rehabilitation of an abandoned airbase in the Libyan desert offers an opportunity to create a reliable line of supply to Russian forces operating in West Africa. 

[…] The bout of public accusations by Libyan stakeholders of who is to blame for Libya’s unstable economy has been increasing recently as the Libyan dinar continued to lose its value. 

The Council today extended the mandate of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) military operation in the Mediterranean - EUNAVFOR MED IRINI - until 31 March 2027. The decision was taken in the wake of the Strategic Review of the operation carried out by the Political and Security Committee. In this context, the Council also decided to add a new task to the mandate of the operation.