In an AFP interview published by France24 on 26 May, Belgacem Haftar, son of eastern Libya's military chief Khalifa Haftar, touted what he called a push to make up for more than 40 ‘lost years’ under slain ruler Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed during the 2011 revolution. ‘Gaddafi governed Libya for 42 years, and he did not accomplish what we have in two years,’ Belgacem, 46, told AFP in Benghazi. Speaking about his Libya Development and Reconstruction Fund, Belgacem said it aims to ‘make up for the lost years’ of Gaddafi's reign, which left sectors such as education and healthcare ‘completely neglected’.
Read the full interview here.