Latest articles on Moammar Gadaffi

The dictator’s dilemma: How to succeed at succession

Africa Staff Reporter - 9 Apr 2018

From retirements to coups d’etat, presidential term limits and opposition candidates winning elections, democracy appears to be making progress

Libya’s rulers to bury the hatchet with Gaddafi’s army

Africa Jay Deshmukh - 10 Dec 2011

Libya's new rulers have said that they are ready to forgive the forces of slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

Liberation party planned for Libya

Africa Staff Reporter - 23 Oct 2011

Libya's new leaders will declare liberation on Sunday in a move that will start the clock for elections after months of bloodshed.

What Saif al-Islam Gaddafi’s bad art says about him

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Aug 2011

In some cases the readiness to inflict one's dearth of artistic talent on a helpless world may be a sign of far worse things to come.

Libyan rebel chief predicts end for Gaddafi

Africa Staff Reporter - 20 Aug 2011

Libyan rebel chief Mustafa Abdel Jalil says "the end is very near" for Moammar Gadaffi and that it will be "catastrophic".

Libya rebels enter strategic town near Tripoli

Article Michael Georgy - 14 Aug 2011

Rebels have hoisted their flag in a strategic town near Tripoli after the most dramatic advance in months, cutting off important routes.

Deadly stand-off between Libyan troops and insurgents

Article Staff Reporter - 13 Aug 2011

Libyan government forces and rebels have clashed around the western town of Zawiyah as insurgents try to push ever closer to Tripoli.

Gadaffi regime battered from all sides

Africa Andrew Beatty - 13 Aug 2011

An imprisoned Libyan army colonel says Moammar Gadaffi's regime is riddled with divisions and is in the process of collapse.

Rebels’ post-Gaddafi plan: keep the infrastructure

Africa Staff Reporter - 8 Aug 2011

A rebel blueprint for a post-Gaddafi Libya would retain much of the regime's infrastructure in the hope of averting an Iraq-style descent into chaos.

China meets Libya rebels in latest blow to Gaddafi

Article Staff Reporter - 3 Jun 2011

China made its first confirmed contact with Libyan rebels in the latest setback for Gaddafi, while France has been trying to persuade him to leave.

Armed Westerners spotted on ground in Libya

Article Julian Borger - 3 Jun 2011

Westerners have been filmed in central Libya in the first apparent confirmation that Nato has sent military advisers to train anti-government forces.

Warrant a stumbling block in Libya solution, officials say

Article Mandy Rossouw - 3 Jun 2011

President Jacob Zuma's report to the AU about his visit to Libya will highlight the arrest warrant issued by the ICC.

Gaddafi vs Blatter

Article Verashni Pillay - 31 May 2011

Who is the winner when it comes to sheer megalomania? <b>Verashni Pillay</b> finds out.

Nato says destroyed Gaddafi compound guard towers

Article Joseph Logan - 28 May 2011

Nato aircraft destroyed the guard towers at Muammar Gaddafi's compound in Tripoli, then staged a daytime strike on the city, a Nato official has said.

The West should watch its steps

Article Jackie Ashley - 6 May 2011

Given the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court Gaddafi has almost nowhere to flee, writes <b>Jackie Ashley</b>.

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