20.03.2011 - 09:53 [ AFP ]

African Union demands ‚immediate‘ halt to Libya attacks

After a more than four-hour meeting in the Mauritanian capital, the body also asked Libyan authorities to ensure „humanitarian aid to those in need,“ as well as the „protection of foreigners, including African expatriates living in Libya.“

It underscored the need for „necessary political reforms to eliminate the causes of the present crisis“ but at the same time called for „restraint“ from the international community to avoid „serious humanitarian consequences.“