gaddafi dies

The ouster and eventual death of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi increases pressure, and the possibility of Tripoli’s new rulers to unwind “shady deals” between President Robert Mugabe’s government and the late tyrant.
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Libya's National Transitional Council has confirmed that fighters have shot Colonel Gaddafi dead in Sirte, finally ending the tyrant's 42 year reign over Libya. The country's former leader died as a result of wounds suffered during his…
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The Zanu PF side of Zimbabwe’s coalition government has said the Libyan Ambassador to the country Taher El Magrahi will be forcibly deported if he does not leave the country when the 72-hour ultimatum he was given expires this afternoon.
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The ZANU PF side of the coalition government has given the Libyan Ambassador in Harare, Taher El Magrahi, 72 hours to leave the country, following his defection to rebels that toppled long time dictator and Mugabe ally, Muammar Gaddafi.
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In this BBC series of viewpoints from African journalists, Zimbabwean film-maker and columnist Farai Sevenzo writes that the collapse of the Libyan regime is reminiscent of the fall of other African regimes.
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Demonstrators at the Libyan Embassy in Harare pulled down the official Libyan flag and burned it before raising the flag of rebels led by the National Transitional Council while police stood by watching.
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