The British Minister of State, James Cleverly, visited the Libyan capital Tripoli on Thursday and met with Mohamed al-Menfi, the President of Libya's Presidential Council.
Libya s fragile moment of unity
A pro-government rally in Tripoli last January. Photo: Hazem Turkia/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Six months after a ceasefire ended the most recent civil war, the UN and U.S. have been expressing a rare sentiment: optimism about events in Libya.
The state of play: Libya achieved an unexpected breakthrough in March by forming a national unity government that was recognized by all the major players from opposing sides of the barricades.
Now all the country has to do is expel a medley of foreign fighters, unify its financial and military institutions, decide on a system of government, grapple with 10 years of on-and-off civil war (and four decades of dictatorship before that), and hold elections all by the end of the year.