{Former President Jakaya Kikwete, has been named as the African Union\u2019s new special envoy to Libya, replacing former Djibouti Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita.}<\/p>\n
According to regional media reports, the AU Heads of State Summit has agreed to revive high level contact group to mediate for peace in Libya.<\/p>\n
According to a top AU diplomat, the African Union leaders have named a taskforce of five heads of state to address the conflict in Libya, where the Islamic State group is gaining ground.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is something that concerns us all,\u201d AU Peace and Security Council chief Smail Chergui told reporters, adding effective action in Libya could only happen \u201cif we have a government in place\u201d.<\/p>\n
Libya has been in turmoil since the ouster of longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. It now has two governments and parliaments, with the internationally recognized authorities based in the east and a militia-backed authority in the capital Tripoli.<\/p>\n
Source:Daily News:[Kikwete named AU special envoy to Libya->http:\/\/www.dailynews.co.tz\/index.php\/home-news\/46561-kikwete-named-au-special-envoy-to-libya]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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