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On Tuesday, the UN’s special envoy for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, announced that he was stepping down as the world body cannot successfully support the country’s political transition when its leaders put their own interests above finding a solution. The UN chief’s office said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accepted Bathily’s resignation. The Senegalese diplomat told reporters after a Security Council meeting, “I tendered my resignation to the Secretary-General,” painting a sad picture of the situation in the North African country after more than ten years of turmoil and civil war. Bathily s…