Libya: African leaders set for key visit

A team of African leaders, headed by South African President Jacob Zuma, is heading for Libya this weekend on a key diplomatic mission


The five heads will visit both Tripoli and the rebel-held city of Benghazi to push for a truce between the forces of Col Muammar Gaddafi and the opposition.
The EU is pressing for a humanitarian mission to be allowed into the city of Misrata, which has seen heavy fighting.
Clashes are continuing between the two sides near Ajdabiya in the east.
Misrata clashes Mr Zuma will head an African Union team that will also include leaders from DR Congo, Mali, Mauritania and Uganda.
Their first stop will be in Mauritiania on Saturday before going on to Tripoli on Sunday.
The South African foreign ministry said: "The committee has been granted permission by Nato to enter Libya and to meet in Tripoli with the Libyan leader.
"The AU delegation will also meet with the Interim Transitional National Council in Benghazi on 10 and 11 April."
It added: "Key on the agenda of both meetings will be the immediate implementation of a ceasefire from both sides and the opening of a political dialogue between the two parties."
Sources-BBC