Panafrican News Agency September 26, 2000 Tripoli, Libya The press organ of the Libyan revolutionary committees, 'Al Zahf Al-Akhdar' Tuesday accused foreign powers of trying to sabotage Libya's drive for stronger relations with sub-Saharan Africa. In its reaction to fights which occurred over the past two days involving Libyans in several towns and migrant workers from sub-Saharan African countries, the paper said the confusion was caused by "agents and valets in the pay of international imperialism." It denounced what it termed as "irresponsible provocation against African brothers," adding that "if the revolution has forgiven so far, it does not mean that it will continue to forgive." The daily said it considered the clashes as "high treason," affirming that the revolution was capable of eradicating trouble makers bent on demolishing the pillars of African Union. Al Zahf Al-Akhdar urged the Libyan revolutionary forces to combat those seeking to undermine the country's efforts to realise the African Union by preventing the birth of the new "Black Giant." Libya hosts hundreds of thousands of Africans of various nationalities, most of them being those who fled their countries due to unemployment, civil wars and ethnic conflicts. The clashes over the last two days were triggered by a trivial dispute over the utilisation of a collective sports ground. Libya Brokers Agreement UN Integrated Regional Information Network September 25, 2000 Interim President Abdiqasim Salad Hasan signed a "memorandum of understanding" with Mogadishu faction Friendly leader Husayn Muhammad Aydid in Libya. Sources close to Abdiqasim told IRIN that the president met and held talks with Aydid in Libya and that the memorandum was "a basic understanding of cooperation". According to the source, Abdiqasim was given an enthusiastic state welcome in Libya, with a 21-gun salute, and streets lined with Somali flags. Libyan leader Moamer Al-Qadafi said he accepted Abdiqasim as the president of Somalia, and told Aydidthat he too should recognise the newly appointed leader, said the source. Somali political sources told IRIN that the significance of the Libyan move was that Al-Qadafi had been a "key supporter" of Aydid, providing "significant financial backing". Libyan state television said a series of "intensive meetings" over two days resulted in the signing of an agreement in Sirte of national reconciliation on 22 September. Somali newspaper 'Ayaahaha' quoted Abdiqasim as confirming that Aydid's Somali National Alliance (SNA) had joined the transitional government and would become "an active partner in the task to rebuild Somalia". Abdiqasim said he also met Somali factional players Colonel Ahmed Omar Jess and Abd-al-Karim Ahmed Ali in Libya, and that meetings were held "in a brotherly atmosphere", 'Ayaamaha' said on 24 September. Earlier on Sunday at least 150 militiamen armed with light weapons and rocket-propelled grenade launchers staged a protest in Mogadishu, blocking the San'a-4 road junction and extorting money from motorists. Local media said the militiamen were recently dismissed by their employer, the Benadir Company, which manages the natural seaport of north Mogadishu. After dismissal, said the reports, the militiamen wanted to be included in the new security force for Mogadishu being recruited from militia groups. Demobilisation efforts by the new government have created "nervousness" among the militiamen in Mogadishu, diplomatic sources told IRIN. Some faction leaders have accused the new government of recruiting militia. Interim President Abdiqasim Salad Hasan said on a live BBC webcast from New York on Wednesday that his representatives were not recruiting militiamen in Mogadishu, but putting them in demobilisation camps, saying: "after initial training we will put together the security forces for our country". September 23, 2000 Syrte, Libya Libya's secretary for African Unity, Ali Triki received late Friday in Syrte, about 450 km east of Tripoli, Denis Kwassi, political adviser to the Ivorian leader Gen. Robert Guei. Both men discussed bilateral co-operation between the two countries and the situation in Cote d'Ivoire, Libyan official sources said. Kwassi was said to have expressed Abidjan's satisfaction and gratitude for Libya's support to Cote d'Ivoire. Kwassi's visit came amid tension in Cote d'Ivoire, over the 17 September controversial attack at Guei's Abidjan residen _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for anti-imperialist news. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________
