African Union's Relevance in Libya Diminishes Amidst Implementation Challenges, Institute for Security Studies Reports
The African Union's (AU) influence in Libya is at risk of waning unless it can effectively coordinate the implementation of existing peace initiatives, according to an analysis by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). Fifteen years after the 2011 uprising that led to the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya remains deeply fragmented, with rival power centers in the east and west hindering national reconciliation, institutional unification, and democratic transition. The ISS highlights that while the AU has played a distinctive role in reconciliation efforts, particularly through the 2025 National Reconciliation Charter, the core challenge in Libya is not a lack of peace efforts but a persistent failure to implement agreements. Numerous roadmaps and accords have been launched since 2011, but they consistently collapse or stall at the implementation stage. This issue is exacerbated by institutional and economic obstacles, as rival authorities benefit from maintaining parallel institutions, especially throug... 
