Ntemi Kazwile
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The United Nations Security Council has rejected requests by the African Union (AU) High Level Ad-hoc Committee on Libya (AHCL) to fly to Tripoli to mediate between President Muammar Gaddafi and pro-democracy protesters fighting to end his 42-year rule.
A communiqué of the committee issued yesterday after its meeting in Mauritania said, "The committee, in conformity with resolution 1973(2011) of the United Nations Security Council, requested for the required permission for the flight carrying its members to Libya in order to fulfill their mandate. The committee was denied permission."
Uganda ministers Sam Kutesa (Foreign Affairs) and Amama Mbabazi (Security), who represented President Museveni, were part of the delegation.
Ambassador James Mugume, the foreign affairs permanent secretary, said the committee would proceed with its mission once the international coalition is done with disabling Col. Gaddafi's air defences.
The committee was formed on March 10 during a meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council in Addis- Ababa to stop the escalation of the Libyan crisis. The request to go to Libya was made on Saturday after a meeting in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
The ad-hoc team comprises AU Commission chairperson Jean Ping, Presidents Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania (host), Dennis Sessou Ngueso (Republic of Congo), Amadou Toumani Toure (Mali), Jacob Zuma (South Africa) and Mr Museveni.
Museveni's idea
The formation of the committee was informed by President Museveni's proposal that the Libya crisis was "an African problem" that called for an "AU solution" with the assistance of the wider international community.
However, the AU effort was nipped in the bud following the March 17 passing of a UN resolution imposing a no-fly zone on Libya to "end intolerable civilian deaths" that were being occasioned by Col. Gaddafi's military fire power, especially aerial bombardment.
Is M7 the next victim of the forthcoming changes?
The United Nations Security Council has rejected requests by the African Union (AU) High Level Ad-hoc Committee on Libya (AHCL) to fly to Tripoli to mediate between President Muammar Gaddafi and pro-democracy protesters fighting to end his 42-year rule.
A communiqué of the committee issued yesterday after its meeting in Mauritania said, "The committee, in conformity with resolution 1973(2011) of the United Nations Security Council, requested for the required permission for the flight carrying its members to Libya in order to fulfill their mandate. The committee was denied permission."
Uganda ministers Sam Kutesa (Foreign Affairs) and Amama Mbabazi (Security), who represented President Museveni, were part of the delegation.
Ambassador James Mugume, the foreign affairs permanent secretary, said the committee would proceed with its mission once the international coalition is done with disabling Col. Gaddafi's air defences.
The committee was formed on March 10 during a meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council in Addis- Ababa to stop the escalation of the Libyan crisis. The request to go to Libya was made on Saturday after a meeting in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
The ad-hoc team comprises AU Commission chairperson Jean Ping, Presidents Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania (host), Dennis Sessou Ngueso (Republic of Congo), Amadou Toumani Toure (Mali), Jacob Zuma (South Africa) and Mr Museveni.
Museveni's idea
The formation of the committee was informed by President Museveni's proposal that the Libya crisis was "an African problem" that called for an "AU solution" with the assistance of the wider international community.
However, the AU effort was nipped in the bud following the March 17 passing of a UN resolution imposing a no-fly zone on Libya to "end intolerable civilian deaths" that were being occasioned by Col. Gaddafi's military fire power, especially aerial bombardment.
Yes they do....if they have oil
piga ndezi yule. kiongozi gani unawaua raia wako kisa wanadai haki yao ya msingi!
if they have oil
Usiwe na haraka mmoja baada ya mwingine (one after another) hadi madikteta wote waishe Afrika hongera Obama if they can't keep & follow the rules, rules will follow them.Obama, Cameron & Sarkozy...what about Ivory Coast & Somali land?
Nini kinaendelea huko? Ama hakuna kifuta jasho cha rasilimali huko?