Africa Barred From Libya’s Skies

“The day Africa was warned to stay away from its own land.” It started with

a silence that felt heavier than bombs. As Libya burned and Gaddafi was being hunted,

African presidents did something rare—they chose dialogue over destruction. They said,

“Wait. Let us fly in. Let us talk. Let us calm this storm before it

swallows a nation.” The reply they received froze the air. “If you enter Libyan airspace,

your security cannot be guaranteed.” Think about that. African heads of state warned not

to fly over African skies. On African soil. During an African crisis.

That was the moment Libya stopped belonging to Africa. No African jet landed. No African voice