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Ten years after Gaddafi, Libya still in the grip of its torments

2021-10-19T16:28:39.899Z


DECRYPTION - A precarious calm has returned, after ten dark years marked by fratricidal wars and terrorism. But for how long?


It was fast and it was beautiful.

I couldn't remember how simple and enjoyable it could be

”: in August, Ayman was able to take the coastal road that connects Tripoli, the capital where he lives, to Benghazi, the cradle of the revolution in the east of the country.

This expressway that runs along the Mediterranean was reopened in July, at the end of the fighting between the east and the west of the country in 2020, and the establishment of a single government.

Like Ayman, many Libyans today make a statement that still surprises them: "

Libya is calm

".

But for how long?

It may seem simple, but it was a big step forward: on February 5, Abdelhamid Dbeibah was elected by the representatives of the Libyan political dialogue, under the auspices of the UN, the country's sole prime minister.

Since the summer of 2014, Libya had been divided into two authorities who were engaged in a dispute over legitimacy.

Originally, the official objective of this new government was to lead Libya to legislative elections.

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Source: lefigaro

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