Libya's central bank governor ousted amid ongoing national divisions

Libya’s presidential council has fired the powerful central bank governor in an abrupt move that is likely to further fuel tensions in the deeply divided North African country.

The council named Mohamed Abdul Salam al-Shukri as the new governor for the Central Bank of Libya, replacing Sadiq al-Kabir, according to a decree issued late Sunday. 

Al-Shukri is an economist and former deputy governor of the central bank.