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June 02, 2005

Gaddafi is back in town

There has always been a special relationship between the president of Burkikna Faso and Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Gaddafi comes to Ouaga quite a lot to do business with Campaore.

My visit to Ouaga this week has coinicided with Gaddafi's, though I have not been in the screaming crowds lining the roadside chanting GADDAFI! GADDAFI! GADAFFI! Shame really, since all the chanters got given a free Blaise Campaore T-shirt.

On Tuesday Gaddafi opened the new luxury 'Hotel Libya' in Ouagadougou. It has a Presendential Suite the size of Djibo and a banqueting hall the size of Gorom-Gorom.

Speaking of which, people in Djibo and Gorom and the rest of the forgotten north are still facing a very difficult food security situation. We are not allowed to call it a famine. I met with the Red Cross this morning, and our seed distribution is set to start next week in Djibo, Oursi and Markoy.

Anyway, here are some fun anagrams of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

Posted by sahelsteve at June 2, 2005 12:23 PM