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Kadhafi supports trans-Saharan railway

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    Libyan leader, Col. Moammar Kadhafi, has expressed support for a proposed Trans-Saharan railway line, saying it would facilitate the movement of peoples and goods between countries bordering the Sahara desert, PANA reported.

    Addressing a crowd of thousands of people on Sunday in Zinder, 900 km east of Niamey, Kadhafi said the distance between the peoples and countries who share the Sahara desert needed to be bridged.

    The Libyan leader stressed the need for Sahelians to develop their countries, practice good governance and rationally exploit resources available to them, PANA said, adding that he also insisted on the need to turn the Sahel into a “green paradise”.

    Kadhafi has been touring various member countries of the Economic Community of Sahelian states on his way to the OAU annual summit scheduled next week in Lome.

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