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OTAN accused of migrants Death

According to the MIGREUROP’s report and press conference that took place in Paris this Thursday, 2012-11-09, five immigrants per day life-lost in 2011 in...
Syrtes: Many residents are bitter at the new governement

Resident in the city of Sirte in Libya implores for reconstruction

Thousands of buildings with collapsed walls and missing storeys in the Libyan city of Sirte still implore for renovation where Muammar Gaddafi made his...
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Libya threatened by the Somalia Syndrome

The President of the Libyan supreme authority, Mustafa Abdul Jalil one of the credible personalities of TNC, is threatening to resign, following the Friday’s...
Uganda government still dealing with Libya

Uganda government still dealing with Libya

Uganda is still dealing with Libyan company although UN instructed that Libya's property be confisicated because of Gaddafi's stand off. Uganda government spokesman, Kabakumba Matsiko has...
British Police will quiz former Libyan Minister

British Police will quiz former Libyan Minister

The defected Libyan foreign minister, Moussa Koussa will be visited by British police in the next few days for questioning over what he knows...
Ugandan students stranded in Libya soon to be evacuated

Ugandan students stranded in Libya soon to be evacuated

Over 20 Ugandan students are stranded in the battle that hit Libya at the beginning of 2011. According to the permanent secretary in the Ministry...
Libya: Uganda offers Muammar Gaddafi refuge

Libya: Uganda offers Muammar Gaddafi refuge

Uganda has freely offered embattled Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi refuge in Uganda as diplomats attempt to persuade the defiant leader to leave office without...
Pro-Gaddafi Africans protest as Coalition forces gain momentum

Pro-Gaddafi Africans protest as Coalition forces gain momentum

As world leaders met Tuesday in London to discuss the Libyan situation, hundreds of members of a group called Pan Africanists from Uganda and...
Of Western hypocrisy, Obdurate tyrants and Changing times

Of Western hypocrisy, Obdurate tyrants and Changing times

As the Bob Dylan song goes, the times they are “achanging”. But, do the lowly tyrants and dictators of our world, or those Western...
Libya’s oil promises amid Gaddafi defections

Libya’s oil promises amid Gaddafi defections

Libyan rebels certain of victory over Muammar Gaddafi and his forces have promised to begin exporting oil in less than a week. The rebel...
Libya: The dangers of leaving Gaddafi in power

Libya: The dangers of leaving Gaddafi in power

The dangers of a post- 2011 revolution Libya with Muammar Gaddafi still in charge, the influence that Gaddafi’s violent resistance may have on other...
Social media and cyber-activism in North Africa’s revolution

Social media and cyber-activism in North Africa’s revolution

As hundreds of thousands of Egyptians in Cairo’s Tahrir Square celebrated the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February, some held up mobile...
Libya: Gaddafi and his Mali-Chad Tuareg mercenaries

Libya: Gaddafi and his Mali-Chad Tuareg mercenaries

As an international intervention to stop Colonel Muammar Gaddafi from committing further atrocities against Libyans continue, the north African country's leader remains impassive and...
Responsibility to Protect: A moral case for the U.S and its allies in Libya

Responsibility to Protect: A moral case for the U.S and its allies in Libya

Because somebody has to stand up against tyranny and oppressive governments, I disagree with the several African leaders who have parochially condemned the international...
Gaddafi writes to African leaders to intervene in Libya

Gaddafi writes to African leaders to intervene in Libya

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has reportedly written to several African presidents requesting them to urge USA and its allies to stop their air strikes on his...
Military Intervention in Libya and The other side of International Diplomacy

Military Intervention in Libya and The other side of International Diplomacy

My bigger brother Desmond recounted an experience he once had in the city of Stuttgart where he is undertaking further studies in the field...
Libya: France gets ready to intervene militarily

Libya: France gets ready to intervene militarily

The propensity for a military intervention in Libya is at its highest, and while the motive is simply to stop Libyans' legitimate aspiration for...
Libya: Light at the end of tunnel for freedom fighters

Libya: Light at the end of tunnel for freedom fighters

Muammar Gaddafi’s government has warned the international community that any attack on Libya would threaten air and sea traffic in the Mediterranean after it...
Libya: Towards Sudan’s Darfur type conflict?

Libya: Towards Sudan’s Darfur type conflict?

Increasing civilian casualties in the conflict between Libya’s government forces and freedom fighters has led observers to classify Libya as the next Sudan. Authorities...
Libya: U.S, Germany, China and Russia not ready for war

Libya: U.S, Germany, China and Russia not ready for war

United States President Barrack Obama has remained defiant to pressure demanding him to recognize the Libyan rebel council as a legitimate government and support...
Libya’s failing revolution

Libya’s failing revolution

Muammar Gaddafi is on the verge of thwarting the three-week old revolution in Libya as his troops and mercenaries continue to reclaim areas initially...
Gaddafi’s “grave secret” threat triggers French internet craze

Gaddafi’s “grave secret” threat triggers French internet craze

Following Nicolas Sarkozy's acknowledgment of the leadership of the Libyan rebel movement, the National Libyan Council, as the country’s legitimate government, Gaddafi's regime has...
Finding Gaddafi’s hidden fortune

Finding Gaddafi’s hidden fortune

The Gaddafi clan's opaque financial empire has been ingeniously created by virtue of a complex fragmentation of accounts and investments; A strategy designed to...
Gaddafi regime’s “last stand” mentality

Gaddafi regime’s “last stand” mentality

Stefan Simanowitz looks at the ‘responsibility to protect’ principle and assesses the extent to which the ICC referral might have back fired. On 26th...
Libyans, Black-Africans and Gaddafi’s divisive power struggle

Libyans, Black-Africans and Gaddafi’s divisive power struggle

Numerous Black African mercenaries, reportedly bankrolled by Muammar Gaddafi to quell Libya's popular revolt, have taken part in the bloody crackdown by the north...
Libya: International community to arm Libya opposition

Libya: International community to arm Libya opposition

The international community headed by Washington has considered arming the Libyan opposition to defend themselves against the Indifferent Muammar Gaddafi who continues to utilize...
Libya: Muammar Gaddafi won’t budge, civil war looms

Libya: Muammar Gaddafi won’t budge, civil war looms

Libyan strong man Muammar Gaddafi appears to be winning his battle against the people’s revolution after enervating protesters with series of air strikes and...
Libya: International forces close in on Muammar Gaddafi

Libya: International forces close in on Muammar Gaddafi

International naval and air forces have positioned around Libya in a bid to force the Libyan strong man out of office. Washington has frozen...
Libya: Gaddafi regime and protesters killing migrant workers

Libya: Gaddafi regime and protesters killing migrant workers

As the propensity for civil war heightens in Libya, citizens of poorer nations trapped in the crisis and terror shaking the North African country...
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Contingency plans to protect civilians in Libya

In two, coordinated initiatives a coalition of over 200 Arab organisations and a group of over thirty prominent intellectuals from across the Middle East...