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Should CNN be kicked out of Africa?

September 20, 2011 Global Authorafrica, CNN, Libya

As CNN and the western media cheered and encouraged the over throw of Brother Gadhafi in Libya the question is whose side is CNN on?. According to CNN Sabha — a dusty city southwest of Tripoli — has long been considered a staunch pro-Moammar Gadhafi stronghold, but many of its residents greeted fighters from the new government warmly as they… Read More

Obama Praises Libya’s Political Transition inspite of AU

September 20, 2011 Global AuthorLibya, Moammar Gadhafi, Obama

President Obama met Libya's interim leader Tuesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly and held up the country as a model of what the U.N. can do to protect civilians from atrocities. Obama also pledged continued support and encouraged Libya's new leaders to keep their promises to forge a just, democratic society. . Read More

French president provides Mercedes Benz jeep for Gaddafi’s escape -Report

September 20, 2011 Global AuthorGaddafi, Libya, Nicolas Sarkozy.

IT emerged on Monday, that the outsted Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi, may have escaped being cap-tured by rebel forces in Tripoli in a state-of-the-art armoured Mercedes Benz 4X4 ML provided by French president, Nicolas Sarkozy. . Read More

South Africa’s Libya policy – Ebrahim Ebrahim

September 18, 2011 Global AuthorAfrica against Nato, Libya, Obama

Deputy minister says situation in that country reflects a failure to transform global governance Speech by Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Ebrahim I Ebrahim, on the occasion of a Public Lecture on "Libya, the United Nations, the African Union and South Africa: Wrong moves? Wrong motives?" Pretoria University . Read More

Venezuela’s Chavez sees cautionary tale in Libya

September 18, 2011 Global AuthorChavez, Gadhafi, Libya, Libya Rebels, NATO, Robert Mugabe

CARACAS, Venezuela (AGV) — When Moammar Gadhafi made his first and only visit to South America in 2009, President Hugo Chavez praised his longtime friend as "the liberator of Libya," talked politics inside his Bedouin tent and presented him with Venezuela's highest award. . Read More

Zimbabwe: African Union’s Decision on Libyan NTC Noble

September 18, 2011 Global AuthorAfrica Union, AU, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara in Guinea, Libya, Libya Rebels, NATO, NTC

opinion This refusal opened floodgates of criticism from various corners of the world. Some sections accused the continental body of being out of sync with the so-called winds of democracy that are currently sweeping through the continent.Others opined that the AU's decision was largely informed by some African leaders who, like the beleaguered Brother Leader Muammar Gaddafi, were facing similar... Read More

African patriots learn from Libyan conflict

September 16, 2011 Global AuthorLibya, NATO

{jacomment on}True African patriots must learn a lesson from the Libyan conflict. One is that the African armies must truly prepare to defend Africa militarily; it is a shame that no single NATO jetfighter or missile was shot down during the seven month campaign in Libya. Second is that African governments must never bank their money and other assets in… Read More

Western media biased against Gaddafi

September 15, 2011 Global AuthorAU, Libya, Media Biase against gaddafi, NATO

With the destruction of all means of communications in Libya by NATO, we in the southern hemisphere are left with no other option but to accept the one sided and well orchestrated propaganda about the so-called “atrocities” committed by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi during his 42 years of dictatorship. . Read More

Zuma: AU Does Not Recognize New Libyan Government

September 15, 2011 Global AuthorAfrican Union, AU, Libya, NATO, Zuma

South African President Jacob Zuma says the African Union still does not recognize Libya's transitional government. Zuma made the remarks to the National Assembly on Tuesday, one day before an AU panel on Libya meets in Pretoria. . Read More

Zimbabwe Expels Libyan Ambassador

August 30, 2011 Global Authorambassador expelled, AU, Libya, Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe has given Libya’s ambassador to Harare 72 hours to leave the country. Zimbabwe’s Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi said Tuesday the decision was made after the Libyan embassy declared its allegiance to Libya’s Transitional National Council. Last week during a protest, Ambassador Taher Elmagrahi and embassy staff members burned the flag used by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. They then raised… Read More

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