Vol 41 No 21 | LIBYA Gadaffi's prime time 27th October 2000 Western governments reopen business with Tripoli but the Colonel hasn't changed Rarely can Moammar el Gadaffi have felt so secure. Even thinking United States politicians now accept that an end to sanctions is inevitable, whoever wins the November presidential...
Vol 41 No 21 | LIBYA Family affairs 27th October 2000 The family of Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi is the centre of political attention. Doyenne of the Gadaffi Al-Dam branch is the Guide's wife, Safia el-Brassai, who emerged in...
Vol 41 No 20 | LIBYAWEST AFRICA Racist rage 13th October 2000 Racist hysteria against blacks in Libya has dented Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi's ambition to create a 'United States of Africa' (USA) next year. He proclaimed his plan to...
Vol 41 No 16 | LIBYAAFRICA Look who's here! 4th August 2000 Investment in Africa has become a feature of Saudi Arabian Prince Al Walid bin Talal's business, suggesting that the Arab world's preeminent multi-billionaire sees the continent as a...
Vol 40 No 23 | LIBYACONGO-KINSHASA Diamonds for guns 19th December 1999 A five-man Libyan 'business delegation' visited Kinshasa last month to express Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi's 'desire to invest in the diamond sector', said local press reports. The Libyans,...
Vol 40 No 15 | LIBYA Tripoli calling 23rd July 1999 Brother Leader Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi's return to the African diplomatic circuit was a high point of the July Organisation of African Unity summit in Algiers. His entourage...
Vol 39 No 24 | LIBYA Misfirings 4th December 1998 An attempt by Libya to obtain rocket guidance systems has signalled that Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi's Al Fateh missile scheme may be quiescent but is not, as many...
Vol 39 No 21 | LIBYA My Arabism tired me out 23rd October 1998 A restless Gadaffi denounces Arab governments and looks for African friends Hell hath no fury like a Libyan leader scorned. Having assiduously and unsuccessfully wooed Arab states during his 29 years in power, Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi is now...
Vol 39 No 3 | LIBYARUSSIA Energetic 6th February 1998 Russia is still punching holes in United States’ sanctions: its Fuel and Energy Ministry is finalising an agreement with Tripoli that is to relaunch oil projects stalled by...
Vol 38 No 22 | LIBYASOUTH AFRICA Desert caravan 7th November 1997 p>President Nelson Mandela's 50-vehicle motorcade on its long journey from southern Tunisia to Tripoli (to avoid United Nations' flight sanctions) had Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi beaming. So did...