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The UN envoy to Libya, Hannah Tetteh, is intensifying her movements and communications in terms of holding expanded consultations with regional and international parties, centered around assessing political developments in the country and supporting stability efforts, before presenting her next briefing to the UN Security Council.

From Egypt to Russia and then Tunisia, the UN envoy is keen to inform the relevant parties of the recent political and security developments in Libya, including the “4 + 4” committee agreement, and the upcoming arrangements, which are supposed to bring this consensus to fruition.

The UN mission said, on Monday evening, that Tetteh discussed with Tunisian Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Al-Nafti “the latest political developments in Libya, including the agreement reached by the two parties to the crisis in the east and west of the country, as well as the next steps in the political process.” Tetteh and Al-Nafti also discussed, according to the UN mission, “the impact of divisions and instability in Libya on its citizens and neighboring countries, and the importance of supporting Libyan efforts to achieve economic, political and security stability,” in addition to the work of the committee, which held its tenth meeting in Tunisia on Sunday.

The UN envoy intends to “conduct extensive consultations with members of the Security Council in preparation for the briefing, which she announced will be presented on October 14.” And about the elements that it deems necessary to include as the date for renewing the mandate of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya approaches. The “4 + 4” agreement sets a maximum period of 24 months for holding presidential and legislative elections.

Observers in Algeria believe that the most prominent names proposed to succeed Boualem Boualem, Director of the Office at the Presidency of the Republic, are Ibrahim Murad, Minister of State in charge of inspecting the interests of the state and local groups, and Prime Minister Sefi Gharib. These speculations come after the Algerian presidency confirmed that the death of Boualem Boualem (74 years old) was in a hospital in Geneva, Switzerland, “where he was receiving treatment, after suffering from a terminal illness.”

The Sudanese army and the “Joint Force” allied with it carried out military operations in West Darfur state on the border with Chad, and launched attacks against the “Rapid Support Forces” in several areas in the region. This comes as the European Union, on Tuesday, called on the Sudanese authorities to address allegations of the use of chemical weapons in a “urgent, objective and transparent” manner.