On 8 November, Al Jazeera published a report by Mohamed Mansour titled ‘Egypt’s reopening of its embassy in Tripoli signals regional shift on Libya’. The report cites analysts who argue that the reopening of the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli after 12 years marks a fundamental political shift, both domestically and regionally, for Libya. Badr Hassan al-Shafei, a professor of African studies and conflict resolution at Cairo University, told Al Jazeera that Egypt came to revisit its policy towards Libya after realising that its reliance on eastern forces, led by Haftar, was not conducive to its overall strategic interests.
Read the full report here.