ROME (Reuters) – A request by Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi for 5 billion euros a year to help stem illegal immigration into Europe could be discussed at a meeting in November, Italy’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Italy min says Libya UniCredit stake transparent
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian government will ensure that Libya’s investment in UniCredit will remain clear and free of any irregularity, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Tuesday.
Libya’s Gaddafi arrives in Italy, business in focus
ROME (Reuters) – Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi arrived in Rome on Sunday for a two-day visit that has aroused a mixture of curiosity and controversy over Tripoli’s growing influence in the Italian economy.
Locust swarms threaten crops in Madagascar: FAO
ROME (Reuters) – Madagascar is at risk of a significant plague of crop-eating locusts, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation said on Thursday, calling for action before the rainy season.
Africa: Arrest Fears Keeping Bashir From AU, Says Analyst
Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir has stayed away from this week’s African Union summit. Reports indicate the snub stems from Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s absence from Bashir’s swearing-in after disputed elections, while presidential sources are quoted as saying Bashir does not fear being arrested in Uganda, a Rome statute signatory.