I am impressed and even frustrated by the biased reaction of western media to the election of Libya for a non-permanent seat in the UN Security Council. The most chocking one comes from CNN, described by many as the ‘sixth permanent member of UNSC’. I watched the news and realised that instead of talking of the election itself, they talked of ‘history’ showing the world that Libya’s history prevented it from seating – even as a non-permanent member – in the UNSC.

In this CNN article, just one sentence is dedicated to the election. The rest is a long, biased story wherein Libya is depicted as a criminal state, with a terrorist back ground. I wondered whether Mussolini’s period was recalled when Italy was elected for the same seat last year, or whether it happens to recall that two atomic bombs were dropped somewhere in Japan by a permanent member of that same Council.

In my opinion, Libya’s election is very good news and Africa will benefit from it. It is my hope that Khadafi’s numerous panafricanistic initiatives will now be relayed at the UN level.