NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES
- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced that 265 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya from 28 April to 4 May. So far in 2024, 5207 migrants have been intercepted and returned to Libya, according to IOM. IOM statistics say that 245 migrants died and 324 went missing on the Central Mediterranean Route from 1 January to 4 May, 2024.
NATIONAL POLITICS AND SOCIAL ISSUES
- The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights brought together 22 legislators, legal experts and civil society actors on 23 April to work on draft reconciliation legislation for the country, according to UNSMIL. During the two-day workshop in Tunis, participants combined two draft legislations that have been separately developed – one by a legal committee formed by the Presidential Council as part of its mandate and one prepared by the House of Representatives, UNSMIL said in a statement.
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A delegation of military officials from throughout Libya participated last week in the African Land Forces Summit (ALFS) in Zambia, according to U.S. Embassy in Libya.Sponsored by the U.S. Army Chief of Staff and co-hosted by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and the Zambian Army, this event brought together 750 representatives from across Africa and other partner nations, the Embassy said in a statement.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- U.S. Embassy in Libya thanked on Friday Libyan Navy delegation for participating in US Naval Forces Africa’s 2nd annual African Maritime Forces Summit with Ghanaian co-hosts and “allies and partners” from 4 continents in Accra, Ghana. 2024 summit’s theme was “Cooperation at sea: safeguarding African maritime security,” the Embassy said in a statement on X.
