African Union Rejects Gadhafi’s Warrant
The African Union called on members to disregard the warrant for Muammar Gadhafi's arrest that was issued by the International Criminal Court. According to the AU's chairman, Jean Ping, the court was "discriminatory and focused on crimes committed in Africa but ignored those committed by Western powers including in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan." On Friday, Gadhafi said that he would attack European "homes, offices, families" unless NATO stopped their attacks in Libya. ...
Libya: Gadhafi Promises to Reach Agreement
On Saturday, Libyan rebels reported that they were expecting to get an offer from Colonel Moammar Gadhafi soon that could end the turmoil that has been continuing for the past four months. The rebels insisted they were not in contact with Gadhafi and were expecting to reach word of Gadhafi's offer through South African and French intermediaries. The African Union held a panel on Libya on Sunday and released a statement ...
Sec. Clinton Urges African Leadership in Regional Democracy
During her trip to Africa, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton emphasized democracy, economic growth, as well as peace and security for building regional institutions. "The status quo is broken; the old ways of governing are no longer acceptable; it ...
June 14, 2011
Category: African Union, Democracy Promotion, Diplomacy, Featured, Libya, Multilateralism, Reform, Rule of Law, US foreign policy
Libya: Another Defection, Clinton to AU “Renounce Gadhafi”
Two Libyan analysts, based in London, said that Sassi Garada, a member of leader Muammar Gadhafi's inner circle has defected. It is unclear as to whether Garada is in the U.K. or Switzerland. Garada was one of the ...
ICG: New Report “Making Sense of Libya”
The International Crisis Group (ICG) released a report entitled "Making Sense of Libya," making the case for a reconsideration of the methods to achieve a post-Gadhafi Libya. ICG presented eight principles to guide a negotiated settlement between the Transitional National Council (TNC) and the remnants of Muammar Gadhafi's regime. The ICG are concerned that demanding Gadhafi's departure before beginning negotiations will result in continued violence. If Gadhafi is forced to ...
Libya: African Union Proposed Ceasefire Rejected
On Monday, the Transitional National Council rejected the African Union proposed ceasefire and plan to create peaceful negotiations. The opposition declared that the "road map" was "outdated" in light of the destruction that took place following Gadhafi's previous calls for a ceasefire. Council spokesman Mustafa Jabril stated: "The demand of our people from day one was that Gadhafi must step down." He continued: "Any initiative which does not include this ...