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Libya: France brokered peace deal

Saturday, 29 July 2017 4:53 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 29 July 2017 4:53 PM ]

French President Emmanuel Macron stands between Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj (L) and General Khalifa Haftar, commander in the Libyan National Army (LNA), after talks in La Celle-Saint-Cloud near Paris.

Libya: France brokered peace deal
September 15, 2011; six months after the western intervention in Libya led to the overthrow of longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi, then British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in the country where they received heroes’ welcome. Cameron told his supporters that it was great to be in what he described as Free Libya. Six years on, the North African country is plagued by deadly clashes with dozens of armed factions vying for power. A number of peace deals to end years-long violence have so far failed to produce results. And instability in Libya was a major factor in Europe’s refugee crisis as the country has often been used as a gateway to the continent.

Kenya election
Kenya is preparing for key presidential, parliamentary, and local elections next month. The vote has pitted President Uhuru Kenyatta against opposition candidate Raila Odinga, his closest challenger. Opinion polls have put Kenyatta, aged 55, ahead of his closest challenger with 47 percent of the vote. Odinga, 72, is projected to win 42 percent of the votes. According to the figures, neither candidate has enough votes to pass Kenya's constitutional threshold of 50 percent to secure a victory. In Kenya, where 80 percent of the population is aged below 35, just 13 percent of candidates running for various positions are in that age group. This has left many young Kenyans disillusioned with national politics.

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