Col. GADDAFI... barks no more.

Following a last UN-CNT assault, this morning, Sirte
is freed and another dictator's career came to an end.

In Benghazi and Tripoli, crowds gathered in the streets to start celebrating
the death of Colonel Gaddafi.



[Photo: Philippe Desmazes]
NTC fighters celebrate in the coastal city of Sirte on October 20, 2011 after the final bastion of
resistance by forces loyal strongman Muammar Gaddafi fell to fighters of the new regime.
Gaddafi was killed on October 20, when new regime forces launched a final assault in his hometown.

euronews breaking news today:
- Gaddafi captured close to Sirte
- The last moments of Mouammar Gaddafi
- Gaddafi's death rises problems and questions
- Jubilant Libyan fighters parade Gaddafi's body
- What has become of Gaddafi's missing sons

Al Jazeera takes a look back at Gaddafi's reign, in pictures... HERE.


Col. Gaddafi's 42-year career :
- September 1st 1969, access to power...
- Oct. 20th 2011, dead of a Mad Dog.



BBC: Gaddafi reported final movements.
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More PPG posts on Gaddafi...

G@tto's pics on Le Monde diplomatique

*
Just received (by non virtual mail)
a copy of the magazine :
Edition - Le Monde diplomatique (.de)
# 5 - "Afrika. Stolz & Vorurteile"






* Thanks to Mr Buitenhuis !
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G@tto's Shots on Berlin LMd # 5.

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Police raid Kuti family "Shrine" club

Nigerian police late Saturday raided the New Shrine, nightclub
in Lagos...
(follows).















(Jamati/FireTongue)



Le Shrine avait été ouvert en 1978
à Lagos par Fela et avait fermé peu
de temps après sa mort.
Pendant une vingtaine d'années, ce
temple de l'AfroBeat a été l'un des
clubs les plus connus d'Afrique.
Le fils de Fela, Femi, a redonné vie
à ce club mythique en ouvrant le
New Shrine dans le même quartier,
en octobre 2000.
History repeats...

(Céline, Lagos)

Here a "must see" at Femi's New Shrine...


(dejiario)

The never ending story of the hyena men's picture

A successful photograph indeed !



Originally posted by a brazilian tourist to Scamorama in December 2006, this
picture (+ 2 more) made protographer Pieter Hugo decide to go to Nigeria to learn
more about the gadawan kura (hyena men, in Housa language).
He did it, met journalist Adetokunbo Abiola, together they got in touch with the hyena
men guys... and Hugo made a book.


The picture was also asked to appear as cover illustration
by some editors and was featured on the cover art of the
Gorillaz album "Demon Days" and "NO HOLIDAY-80 Places
You Don't Want to Visit", a Disinformation Travel Guide.




I stumbled across these impressive photos end of December 2006, when I was back
from Nigeria and sure I regretted I wasn't lucky enough to meet any hyenas at all.

Last week, I had a Flickr alert for someone uploaded hyenas pics, so there I went
and guess what ? It was the old Scamorama pics.
So I told the guy I already knew them and ask if he had a blog or something where
I possibly could watch them... There was no answer and the pics soon vanished from
his Flickr photostream.
Nonetheless, the picture has been uploaded by many other Flickr users :
- PeaceablePrimateSanctuary, Javaneh and Hamid, coolpictureguy, caffeineguy -
ryanclark75 and joi.
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