Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will lead two emergency summits with other African leaders on Tuesday to address events in Sudan and Libya, his presidency said. The leaders will focus on “the evolution of the situation in Sudan” where protests continue after the military toppled president Omar al-Bashir.
They will also seek to “stem the current crisis” in Libya, where commander Khalifa Haftar is leading an offensive on Tripoli.
The planned summits are the first to be convened by African leaders on the current crises in Sudan and Libya.
For Sudan, the objective is to contribute to stability and peace. The AU on April 15 threatened to suspend Sudan if the military does not hand over power within 15 days of that date to a civilian authority. The summit on Libya will focus on relaunching a political process and eliminating terrorism.
Strongman Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army launched an offensive against Tripoli, the seat of the internationally recognised Government of National Accord, on April 4.
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