🇱🇾 | Libyans took to the streets of Misrata on Friday over power cuts of up to 14 hours a day, and a new deal being brokered by the US. Libya holds Africa's largest oil reserves, but the recurring blackouts have made daily life unbearable for residents. The signs went beyond the blackouts. Several targeted a US-backed political initiative now being negotiated. The initiative is led by Massad Boulos, US President Donald Trump's envoy and the father of his son-in-law. It would formalise a split between Libya's two rival administrations, in place since 2014. Under the proposed terms, Tripoli's prime minister stays on. The eastern commander's son takes the presidency. US oil companies gain access to the fields. "Unfortunately, here we are in 2026 and history is still repeating itself" a protester said, 15 years after the NATO intervention that left the country fighting over power.