There has been more than a month of fighting in Libya - and at last there appears to be some hope on the horizon. And it has come in the form of the African Union.

• There has been more than a month of fighting in Libya - and at last there appears to be some hope on the horizon. And it has come in the form of the African Union.
  
  Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught has more from Tripoli:
  
   
• 0:37am

  South African President Jacob Zuma said that the AU would be "making a call to NATO to cease the bombing... and give the ceasefire a chance".
• 0:21am

  Reporting from Tripoli, Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught speaks about mission creep already impacting on the willingness of foreign forces to play an ongoing peacekeeping role in the civil war.  

  Our correspondant questioned the ease of making any ceasefire work, in a situation where neither side has been telling the truth consistently.

  Outside monitors are needed, she says.

  Zuma might have expressed optimism about the African Union's truce proposal on Sunday night, she adds, but what action is the AU going to take to enforce any ceasefire? A necessary step if the next part in their five point plan is to be achieved...
• 12:02am

  Welcome to today's live blog! We'll keep you updated throughout the day with all the latest reports and developments from Libya. But if you feel there's something you may have missed - check out yesterday's blog by clicking here.