Libya: AU urges all-inclusive transitional gov’t ...will not recognize Libya rebels – Zuma
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Several African countries have on their part individually acknowledged the authority of the Libyan rebels. Ethiopia and Rwanda this week urged the AU to do the same.
Meanwhile South African President Jacob Zuma says the African Union will not yet recognize Libyan rebels as the new government of Libya. He called for an immediate cease-fire and said the Libyan capital of Tripoli was not yet under full rebel control. He spoke as AU leaders met in the Ethiopian capital Friday to discuss the next action they should take regarding Libya.
The Libyan opposition is setting up an interim government in the capital of Tripoli despite ongoing street battles. They hold almost all of the country and have already been recognized as the legitimate authority by most of the world. But many African nations have long ties with Col. Moammar Gadhafi and the AU has had difficulties taking a unanimous stand.
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Libya: AU urges all-inclusive transitional gov’t ...will not recognize Libya rebels – Zuma
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The African Union declined Friday to recognise Libya’s rebel authority and instead called for the formation of an all inclusive transitional government. With rebels still battling diehard forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi, South African President Jacob Zuma said at the end of an AU Peace and Security Council meeting in Addis Ababa that the rebels were not yet legitimate. “There is a process in Libya wherein the NTC (National Transitional Council) forces are in the process of taking over Tripoli ... but there is still that fighting going on. “So we can’t therefore stand and say this is the legitimate one now,” Zuma said, according to a report on a foreign news portal. The pan-African body called on Libyan parties to set up a transitional government ahead of elections. The AU “encourages the Libyan stakeholders to accelerate the process leading to the formation of an all-inclusive transitional government that would be welcome to occupy a seat in the African Union”, the bloc’s Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra said.Several African countries have on their part individually acknowledged the authority of the Libyan rebels. Ethiopia and Rwanda this week urged the AU to do the same.
Meanwhile South African President Jacob Zuma says the African Union will not yet recognize Libyan rebels as the new government of Libya. He called for an immediate cease-fire and said the Libyan capital of Tripoli was not yet under full rebel control. He spoke as AU leaders met in the Ethiopian capital Friday to discuss the next action they should take regarding Libya.
The Libyan opposition is setting up an interim government in the capital of Tripoli despite ongoing street battles. They hold almost all of the country and have already been recognized as the legitimate authority by most of the world. But many African nations have long ties with Col. Moammar Gadhafi and the AU has had difficulties taking a unanimous stand.