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Africa North
Burkina Faso offers Gaddafi exile
2011-08-25
OUAGADOUGOU - Burkina Faso, a former recipient of large amounts of Libyan aid, has offered Muammar Gaddafi exile but has also recognised the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) as LibyaÂ’s government.
Good news, Muammar, is that you'd be in exile instead of dead. Bad news is that you'd be in Burkina Faso, so you might as well be dead...
Chad, another major aid recipient, also recognised the rebel council. The African nations join a list of more than 40 countries who have recognised the rebels who have taken control of most of Libya and are now hunting the veteran leader.

Burkinabe Foreign Minister Yipene Djibril Bassolet said that Gaddafi could go into exile in his country even though it is a signatory of the International Criminal Court, which has charged him crimes against humanity.

“In the name of peace, I think we will take, with our partners in the international community, whatever steps are necessary,” Bassolet said, without giving any other details.

As recipients of GaddafiÂ’s largesse during his decades in power, the governments in Ouagadougou and NÂ’Djamena had previously been hesitant about taking sides the conflict.

LibyaÂ’s rebels have often accused neighbouring Chad of backing Gaddafi by sending mercenaries to put down the uprising, a charge denied by NÂ’Djamena.

But a council delegation was in Chad on Wednesday when Moussa Dago, secretary general for ChadÂ’s foreign affairs ministry, recognised its authority and called on it to protect Chadian interests in the country.

Burkina Faso, not a neighbour but previously a Gaddafi ally in sub Saharan Africa, also recognised the council as the only legitimate Libyan authority.
Posted by:Steve White

#2  Khaddafy will get sanctuary in one of those friendly countries, if for no other reason than the gold, diamonds, bearer bonds, and offshore accounts that he and his clan control and no one else can get to. Khaddafy will be sure to spread the wealth around to friendly locals wherever he lands.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2011-08-25 02:44  

#1  See also TOPIX > OFFICIAL: NICARAGUA WOULD CONSIDER [granting]GADDAFI ASYLUM.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-08-25 02:19  

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