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Summary Jacob Zuma, South Africa's president, has travelled to Tripoli for talks to end Libya's conflict.
He made this visit at a time when calls mount from the international community for Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, to stand down.Zumas office said the main objectives of his visit on Monday include negotiating an immediate ceasefire, enabling the delivery of humanitarian aid and adopting and implementing reforms to eliminate the causes of conflict.Zuma walked down a red carpet at Tripolis airport to meet assembled dignitaries to the sound of a band and children chanting We want Gaddafi in English, while waving Libyan flags and pictures of the leader.There was no sign of the Libyan leader, however. There is much confusion surrounding the South African presidents visit.Libyan state television said that Zuma was going to discuss the implementation of the AU roadmap for peace, as it reported fresh NATO raids on the Nafusa mountains in the far west and the town of Bani Walid, near Misurata.In a statement on the eve of Zumas visit, his ruling African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa condemned the NATO bombing of Libya.
