Adopted by the Peace and Safety Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1291st assembly, held on 24 July 2025 on the Heads of State and Authorities (HoSG) Stage on Consideration of the State of affairs in Libya;
The Peace and Safety Council,
Recalling the AU Choices on the scenario in Libya, particularly, Resolution (Meeting/AU/Dec.868 (XXXVII)) adopted by the thirty seventh Bizarre Session of the Meeting of the Union held from 17 to 18 February 2024, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, emphasizing the necessity to unify the nation via an inclusive nationwide reconciliation course of to foster social and political cohesion;
Additionally recalling its earlier selections and pronouncements on the scenario in Libya, significantly Communiqué (PSC/PR/COMM.1280 (2025)) adopted at its 1280th assembly held on 23 Might 2025;
Recognizing the necessary position of neighboring nations, regional organizations, and the United Nations in resolving the disaster in Libya;
Being attentive to the Opening Assertion by H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda and Chairperson of the PSC for the month of July 2025; and the briefing by H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the AU Fee; in addition to the statements by H.E. Dr. Mohammad Younis Bashir Al-Mnefi President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya; by H.E. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of the Congo and Chairperson of the AU Excessive-Stage Committee for Libya; and by Ms. Hanna Tetteh, Particular Consultant of the Secretary-Basic of the United Nations for Libya and Head of the United Nations Assist Mission in Libya (UNSMIL); and
Appearing below Article 7 of its Protocol, the Peace and Safety Council;
1. Reaffirms the unwavering dedication of the AU to respect the independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and nationwide unity of the State of Libya;
2. Additionally reaffirms the AU solidarity with the individuals of Libya of their quest for the restoration of peace, safety and stability of their nation; and the AU dedication to proceed to assist the UN-facilitated Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political course of in the direction of attaining basic elections as a viable and sustainable method for addressing the challenges going through the nation;
3. Reiterates the AU dedication to assist an inclusive, Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political course of, together with nationwide reconciliation, facilitated by the African Union in collaboration with the United Nations; and stresses the necessity for additional strengthening and unifying all of the authentic Libyan establishments, to create conducive situations for the profitable simultaneous group of inclusive, credible and clear Presidential and Parliamentary elections within the nation;
4. Expresses deep concern over the risky safety scenario within the nation, together with the navy confrontations that came about in Tripoli in Might 2025, which resulted in lack of lives and property; requires an unconditional and everlasting ceasefire and urges all events to chorus from actions or statements that might result in additional escalation of the scenario;
5. Underscores the crucial of sustaining order and demilitarizing the non-state armed forces within the capital; and Strongly helps the efforts to revive civilian order and uphold the rights to peaceable meeting and freedom of expression in step with AU devices and worldwide regulation; in addition to the necessity for guaranteeing efficient safety of civilians and warns all these answerable for the current assaults in opposition to civilians that they are going to be held accountable for his or her acts;
6. Underscores the significance of urgently resolving the challenges going through the Excessive Council of State taking into account the necessity for Libyan stakeholders to chorus from actions and statements that exacerbate the division in Libya and escalates the present scenario within the nation;
7. Calls on all stakeholders to interact in a complete nationwide political course of to finish Libya’s extended transitional course of and obtain lasting peace and growth;
8. Commends H.E. Dr. Mohammad Younis Bashir Al-Mnefi, President of the Presidential Council for his private dedication to deal with the challenges going through Libya;
9. Additionally commends H.E. Denis Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo and Chair of the AU Excessive-Stage Committee on Libya, for the nice work that produced the Libyan Reconciliation Constitution signed in Addis-Ababa on 14 February 2025 and appeals to all of the events to make sure its implementation, and requests those that haven’t but carried out so, to affix the consensus and signal the Nationwide Reconciliation Constitution with none additional delays;
10. Strongly rejects any type of overseas interference within the nation’s inner affairs; and calls all exterior events to chorus from interfering within the inner affairs of Libya;
11. Requires an instantaneous and unconditional withdrawal of all overseas forces, overseas fighters, and mercenaries from the Libyan territory;
12. Requests the AU Fee in collaboration with the worldwide neighborhood to proceed to offer political assist to the 5+5 Joint Army Fee (JMC) to completely implement the ceasefire settlement together with the reunification of the navy establishments and the institution and implementation of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) course of; in the identical vein calls on the Presidential Council to assist the work of 5+5 JMC and as well as work in the direction of the eventual safety sector reform and the unification of all nationwide establishments to allow them extra adequately deal with the wants of the Libyan individuals;
13. Expresses deep concern over ongoing violations of the arms embargo, illicit gasoline exports, and the erosion of frozen Libyan property as a result of mismanagement and emphasizes the essential duty of the Sanctions Regime Committee to uphold transparency and accountability, guaranteeing strict compliance with the sanctions regime and stopping any misuse of Libya’s frozen property;
14. Reiterates the choice to undertake a Discipline Mission to Libya to allow the PSC to work together with varied stakeholders on the bottom to be able to higher recognize the scenario on the bottom in assist of transition course of;
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15. Expresses deep concern over the grave violation of the elemental human rights of the African migrants and refugees, together with their arbitrary detention, ill-treatment and publicity to sexual and gender-based violence; and calls on the Libyan authorities to take concrete steps to make sure the safety of all African migrants and refugees no matter their standing, together with by closing the inhumane detention facilities the place they’re stored; on this regard, requests the AU, UN and EU to reactivate the Tripartite Activity Drive on migration;
16. Requests the Chairperson of the Fee, making an allowance for the seriousness of the problems of migration in Africa, to nominate a Particular Envoy on Migration with a view to coordinate migration points within the continent;
17. Takes word of the appointment of Ms. Hanna Tetteh because the Particular Consultant of the United Nations Secretary-Basic for Libya and Head of the United Nations Assist Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) and desires her success within the implementation of her mandate; in the identical vein, requires continued enhanced synergy of the AU and UN efforts;
18. Requests the Chairperson of AU Fee to speed up the implementation of Meeting Resolution 815 adopted by the Bizarre Session of the AU Meeting of Heads of State and Authorities held in February 2022, in Addis Ababa, relating to the relocation of the AU Liaison Workplace to Tripoli, taking into consideration the safety scenario on the bottom; and
19. Decides to stay actively seized of the matter.
