Merkel calls on AU to help solve Libya conflict
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Addis Ababa, Oct. 11, 2016 (Reuters/NAN) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on a trip to Ethiopia, said she wanted the African Union (AU) to get involved in trying to solve the conflict in Libya.
“I am expressly in favour of the AU bringing its influence to bear to help solve the conflict,” Merkel said in a speech to the AU.
She said that Libya had become a “sad example” of the consequences of state structures collapsing.
She said that African states had to increase their efforts in fighting Islamist militants and illegal migration, adding that they needed to introduce democratic and economic reforms to undermine terrorist activity.
Merkel said she would make Africa a priority for Germany’s G20 presidency next year. (Reuters/NAN)
(Edited Damilola Oyewole/ Julius Enehikhuere)