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SADC irked by inaction on Libya

By Lugenzi Kabale, The Citizen, 25th Jul 2012  Failure by the African Union Commission under the leadership of former Gabonese top diplomat  Jean Ping angered  key members of the Southern African Development Community (Sadc). This factor has been cited as … Continue reading

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Gaddafi vs Africom and the recolonisation of Africa – Dan Glazebrook

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Libya undecided on future of African investments

    NTC will reassess financial commitments made under Muammar Gaddafi before making further plans Mark Tran guardian.co.uk, Friday 27 January 2012 18.34 GMT Libya‘s new government is still taking stock of extensive investments made in Africa by the former … Continue reading

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Recognizing the “Unpeople”

By Noam Chomsky January 08, 2012 “Information Clearing House” — On June 15, three months after the NATO bombing of Libya began, the African Union presented to the U.N. Security Council the African position on the attack – in reality, … Continue reading

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Many in Sub-Saharan Africa Mourn Qaddafi’s Death

By JOSH KRON     Published: October 22, 2011     Extracts NAIROBI, Kenya —, Many sub-Saharan Africans are mourning the death of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, celebrated as much for his largesse as for his willingness to stand up to the … Continue reading

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Did The African Union Really “Recognize” NTC As Libya’s Government?

At both meetings, the African Union encouraged the Libyan stakeholders to form an all-inclusive transitional government that would work towards the promotion of national unity, reconciliation and democracy and urged the National Transitional Council (NTC) to protect all foreign workers, … Continue reading

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Venezuela’s Chavez strongly identifies with Gadhafi, sees cautionary tale in Libya’s conflict

Chavez at the time praised Gadhafi’s proposal to create a “NATO for the south,” a defense alliance that would include African and South American nations. Both men talked of standing up to world powers and “imperialism.” Accepting his award, Gadhafi … Continue reading

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NATO’s War on Libya is an Attack on African Development–Dan Glazebrook

“Africa the key to global economic growth”; this was a refreshingly honest recent headline from the Washington Post, but hardly one that qualifies as ‘news’. African labour and resources- as any decent economic historian will tell you – has been … Continue reading

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After recognising the TNC, the Nigerian government finally speak out against the mass lynching of blacks by the ‘rebels’

“The truth is that when Gaddafi was in office, he had sympathy for black Africans and many have even settled in Libya. “In fact, there is a city in Southern Libya called Suyima that is mostly populated by Nigerians, especially … Continue reading

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Cuba Pulls Diplomats Out of Libya

“the foreign intervention and military aggression by NATO has worsened the conflict and kept the Libyan people from being able to work towards a negotiated and peaceful solution making full use of their self-determination.” “Cuba does not recognize the National … Continue reading

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Black migrants flee Tripoli to escape ruthless, racist rebels

   

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AU desists from recognising Libya’s NTC

The African Union has refused to explicitly recognise Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC), in a setback for Libyan rebels who have already been recognised as the legitimate government by more than 40 countries. Instead, the AU on Friday called for … Continue reading

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S Africans mobilizing support against NATO’s bombardment of Libya

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Pahad, Khumalo calls for end to Libya war

“The UN Security Council must therefore know that at least with regard to Libya, it has acted in a manner which will result in, and has led to, the loss of its moral authority effectively to preside over the critical … Continue reading

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Cameron and Zuma differ on how to end Libyan crisis

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Chinese, South African presidents exchange views on bilateral ties

Hu: ‘China has called for an immediate ceasefire among related parties and urged them to negotiate on peacefully solving the Libya crisis, solve the dispute in a political and peaceful way and restore a normal order through dialogue and negotiations. … Continue reading

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Britain, South Africa disagree over next steps in Libya

“Once there was a fight, the AU took a very clear position — that military intervention would not solve the problem. You needed political intervention,” Zuma said. “How must Gaddafi go? Where must he go? Why must he go? These … Continue reading

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Russia Refuses to Recognize Libyan Rebels

‘The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that his country refused to recognize the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) as Libya’s legitimate government.’ http://m.ibtimes.com/russia-refuses-to-recognize-libyan-rebels-182113.html

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Niger fears takeover by militants in neighbour Libya

“Niger’s interest is that this crisis does not result in fundamentalists taking power, that’s our concern,” said Issoufou, who won March elections which returned Niger to civilian rule after a year of military government. http://af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFL6E7IH03S20110717

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Libya: A campaign built on sand

‘Yet, more than three months into the Nato offensive, Gaddafi remains as resolutely in power in Tripoli today as he was when the first bombs were dropped in March. In recent days, we have seen the extent of the support … Continue reading

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Kenya to maintain links with Libya

The Kenyan government says it will maintain its links with Libya despite international pressure. Acting Foreign Affairs Minister George Saitoti says Kenya is an Independent state capable of deciding on what is best. Addressing the media in his office Friday … Continue reading

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African Union calls on members to disregard ICC Gaddafi warrant

‘The decision passed by the 53-member African Union late yesterday states that the warrant against Gaddafi “seriously complicates” efforts by the organization to find a solution to the Libyan crisis.’ http://english.libya.tv/2011/07/02/au-members-agree-to-disregard-icc-gaddafi-warrant/ *Important to note that whilst The United States threaten … Continue reading

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