African leaders have failed the cause of ensuring that peace prevails in Libya - International Relations Expert back
An International relations expert, Dr Yao Gebeh has blamed the African Union (AU) for failing to take pragmatic measures to salvage the current crisis in Libya describing the AU’s “once-a-while-signal” as “unfruitful”.
The civil war in Libya began on 15 February 2011 which has resulted in the death of thousands of Libyan citizens. The Libyan civil war is an ongoing armed conflict in the North African state of Libya being fought between forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and his regime and those seeking to depose him. The situation began as a series of peaceful protests which were met with military force by the Gaddafi regime. The protests escalated into an uprising that spread across the country.
There have been fierce firefights in Bab al-Aziziya, as well as in several southern and central areas of the city.
Col Gaddafi's where about is unknown, but overnight he vowed in a speech to fight until victory or martyrdom.
A pro-regime television channel, al-Uruba, broadcast an audio statement in which he said his decision to leave his Bab al-Aziziya compound was a "tactical" move.
He urged Libyans to cleanse the streets of "traitors, infidels and rats", and said he had "been out a bit in Tripoli discreetly, without being seen".
However, in the estimation of Dr Yao Gebeh, the African Union has done very little to salvage the “pockets of rebellion” that have been witnessed in other African countries aside Libya. According to him, African leaders on the whole have failed in the cause to save the situation in Libya since they are incapable of “defining the parameters of intervention on the continent” stressing that they (African leaders) together with the (AU) have not been more forceful in ensuring that peace prevails in the country.
He said, “what they (AU) have done is to watch from afar and once a while send signal, that peace should prevail; but there is no peace in Libya, there has not been a sustained peace in Egypt, not to talk about the other pockets of rebellions that we have been witnessing for the past months. Basically, we have not done the right thing; we have allowed external players to completely take Africa for granted and that is not acceptable. I will wish that the AU is more forthcoming on this matter, but then we have given all the grounds to them to do what they want”.
Dr. Yao said this in an interview on Xfm’s morning show The Big Bite explaining that the crisis in Libya will go a long way to affect us (Ghana) since Libya was a constant supplier of crude oil adding that “it will devastate the structural arrangement we have with them”.
“We as Ghanaians we should be worried about this developments. We can do very little to help resolve the situation. We can only send messages of pleas, but any direct intervention- either supporting the rebels of Col Gadafi at this juncture is very difficult, it may not be even productive. So we are going to adopt a wait and see attitude which doesn’t normally augur well for peace and security for this continent”. Dr. Yao explained
Story by Brown Ohenewaa Esther/Xfm 95.1/Accra/Ghana
The civil war in Libya began on 15 February 2011 which has resulted in the death of thousands of Libyan citizens. The Libyan civil war is an ongoing armed conflict in the North African state of Libya being fought between forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi and his regime and those seeking to depose him. The situation began as a series of peaceful protests which were met with military force by the Gaddafi regime. The protests escalated into an uprising that spread across the country.
There have been fierce firefights in Bab al-Aziziya, as well as in several southern and central areas of the city.
Col Gaddafi's where about is unknown, but overnight he vowed in a speech to fight until victory or martyrdom.
A pro-regime television channel, al-Uruba, broadcast an audio statement in which he said his decision to leave his Bab al-Aziziya compound was a "tactical" move.
He urged Libyans to cleanse the streets of "traitors, infidels and rats", and said he had "been out a bit in Tripoli discreetly, without being seen".
However, in the estimation of Dr Yao Gebeh, the African Union has done very little to salvage the “pockets of rebellion” that have been witnessed in other African countries aside Libya. According to him, African leaders on the whole have failed in the cause to save the situation in Libya since they are incapable of “defining the parameters of intervention on the continent” stressing that they (African leaders) together with the (AU) have not been more forceful in ensuring that peace prevails in the country.
He said, “what they (AU) have done is to watch from afar and once a while send signal, that peace should prevail; but there is no peace in Libya, there has not been a sustained peace in Egypt, not to talk about the other pockets of rebellions that we have been witnessing for the past months. Basically, we have not done the right thing; we have allowed external players to completely take Africa for granted and that is not acceptable. I will wish that the AU is more forthcoming on this matter, but then we have given all the grounds to them to do what they want”.
Dr. Yao said this in an interview on Xfm’s morning show The Big Bite explaining that the crisis in Libya will go a long way to affect us (Ghana) since Libya was a constant supplier of crude oil adding that “it will devastate the structural arrangement we have with them”.
“We as Ghanaians we should be worried about this developments. We can do very little to help resolve the situation. We can only send messages of pleas, but any direct intervention- either supporting the rebels of Col Gadafi at this juncture is very difficult, it may not be even productive. So we are going to adopt a wait and see attitude which doesn’t normally augur well for peace and security for this continent”. Dr. Yao explained
Story by Brown Ohenewaa Esther/Xfm 95.1/Accra/Ghana
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