Under Gaddafi, Africa could explode

With the election of Libyan leader leader Muammar Gaddafi as the chairman of the African Union, the continent is in for a very explosive period.For one, Africa finally has a chairman who says that coups are welcome so long as they are staged peacefully. At the same time, Col Gaddafi says that there is nothing wrong with piracy since it is a way to “correct colonial wrongs.’’Addressing journalists at the just ended AU summit in Addis Ababa, Col Gaddafi said: “Coups and rebellions are spontaneous events that cannot be controlled. Coups are fine so long as they are staged peacefully.’’On democracy, he said: “If you want to have political formations, there will be tribal parties. We do not have political structures, our system is social. The system that is being tried in Africa has not been successful.’’'Democracy cannot work'Col Gaddafi, who rules under the Jamahiriya “mass-state” system, said the post-election violence in Kenya early last year was a sign that democracy cannot work in Africa.On Somali gunmen seizing ships and demanding ransoms, he said as he addressed AU staffers: “It is not piracy, it is self defence, and it is defending Somali children’s food. It is a response to greedy Western nations who invade and exploit Somalia’s resources illegally.’’..MORE..http://www.nation.co.ke/News/africa/-/1066/526676/-/13rt0pdz/-/index.html