Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of the activities of the Libyan National Army faction led by Khalifa Haftar on the security of (a) Chad, (b) Niger, (c) Mali, and (d) Sudan in the last 5 years.

We recognise the impact of ongoing instability in Libya on neighbouring countries, including the threat to peace and security arising from the flow of armed groups and mercenaries, as evidenced by the Chadian FACT (Front for Change and Concord in Chad) offensive on N'Djamena in April 2021. We have consistently demanded full compliance with the UN arms embargo on Libya and called for the full implementation of the 23 October 2020 ceasefire agreement as set out in UN Security Council Resolution 2570 including the withdrawal of foreign forces and mercenaries, such as the Russian Wagner Group, without delay. Only a peaceful, secure and prosperous sovereign Libya can enable long-term stability across North Africa and the Sahel.