Ramaphosa Calls For Urgent Ceasefire In Libya’s Longest-Running Conflict

Nyakallo Tefu 

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for an urgent ceasefire in Libya’s longest running conflict.

Ramaphosa is in the Republic of Congo in his capacity as the African Union chairperson.

He was speaking at the inaugural meeting of the AU Contact Group on Libya

He said the United Nations Support Mission in Libya has given the country a deadline for a draft ceasefire agreement to be reached and finalised in March. 

“We call for a ceasefire to be implemented with urgent and immediate effect,” said Ramaphosa.

“We are disappointed that the much-anticipated ceasefire talks of the Libyan Joint Military Group in Geneva, Switzerland from the 18th to the 24th of February 2020 did not result in a positive outcome.”

“In spite of this, we continue to stress the need for inclusive dialogue between all Libyan parties to the conflict, in recognition that it is only by sitting around the negotiating