We're having a special edition of World Have Your Say at 1300 GMT to discuss the latest developments. We hope you'll get in touch country code + 44 20 70 83 72 72 After a lot of discussion in the past week, the US has announced sanctions against the Libyan government.
US President Barack Obama signed an executive order blocking property and transactions related to the country.
Transactions involving assets of Muammar Gaddafi and some close associates were blocked. US banks have been put on alert.
Mark Mardell's asks is it too much or too little? Do you think it's an effective strategy? What response would you like to see from your country?
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the body's Security Council to take "decisive action" over the Libya crisis.
And, Libya's UN envoy deserted him in dramatic scenes in New York.
Also, the evacuations continue, hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans are said to be fleeing southern Libya into Niger. Many more are stranded in Libya, where they say they are being attacked by people accusing them of being mercenaries fighting for Col Gaddafi. We heard from Latif last night who is Ghanaian but worried for his safety in Tripoli as he felt he was targeted as a black African in Tripoli. We'll also discuss the issue today.
A lot to talk about, get in touch with your questions about Libya, Egypt, Bahrain and we will try and answer them during the hour.
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Ola posts: Dear Libyans, we know you are not cowards but please direct your assault towards the right person - Gaddafi. We, your black African brothers, are solidly behind you. Please spare our brothers, they not mercenaries, but mere economics migrants.
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Charles in Ghana called to say:
Libya is bad - if all world leaders don't help, it will get worse. Gaddafi is ready to kill people. We really pity Libyans. What's the international community doing?
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Kim posts: Shame on US? What would the guests have The US do? Why are sanctions shameful?
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Georgi in Bulgaria posts: Gaddafi must stop ordering people to kill other people.
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Ahmed posts: Catch 22 for Libya's neighbours and the world. If they intervene, they confirm Gaddafi's claim that foreign powers are involved, if they don't they're accused of passivity.
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Titus in Kenya posts: I urge all Libyans to spare African migrants there, most are on the way out.
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Let Ghadafi resign peacefuly b 4 its to late,as he’s loosing power daily.(from Patrik Odaiche in Monrovia)
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Maria in the Netherlands posts: It is terrible to hear people like Nasser in Tripoli tell us with such emotion about the atrocities in that city. I feel so helpless, I share in his grief. WHAT can we do? At the very least, we should be on standby with humanitarian aid, medicines, food, water, blankets and other essentials.
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Makafui in Ghana posts: How many Ghanaians are in Libya? We were told some time ago by the information minister that they don't know how many Ghanaians live there but after a few days he again came on air that they are about 4000 Ghanaians there. The government should stop playing these kind of games with our citizens.
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Abdullah in Ghana called to ask: What are you doing to help black people in Libya? The government's been slow, we are really concerned in Ghana.
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Motez asks: Does Ghana have what it takes to evacuate its people from Libya?
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Hassan in Kenya posts: Not all black people in Libya are hired mercenaries. Libyans should not attack innocent lives.
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Gbedawo in Ghana posts: May Gaddafi live to reap what he is sowing.
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Tumusiime in Uganda emails: Why is the African Union silent on Libya?
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Aniedi posts: The world must intervene now, no sanction can solve the situation on the ground, especially in Tripoli. Please let the world act fast.
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We''re on air now talking about the latest developments in Libya. If you have any questions for Ghana''s Foreign Minister or any of our other guests you can post them here.
The latest developments in Libya
| Saturday, 2 Feb. 2011 | 13:00 - 14:00 GMT
We're having a special edition of World Have Your Say at 1300 GMT to discuss the latest developments. We hope you'll get in touch country code + 44 20 70 83 72 72
After a lot of discussion in the past week, the US has announced sanctions against the Libyan government.
US President Barack Obama signed an executive order blocking property and transactions related to the country.
Transactions involving assets of Muammar Gaddafi and some close associates were blocked. US banks have been put on alert.
Mark Mardell's asks is it too much or too little? Do you think it's an effective strategy? What response would you like to see from your country?
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged the body's Security Council to take "decisive action" over the Libya crisis.
And, Libya's UN envoy deserted him in dramatic scenes in New York.
Also, the evacuations continue, hundreds of sub-Saharan Africans are said to be fleeing southern Libya into Niger. Many more are stranded in Libya, where they say they are being attacked by people accusing them of being mercenaries fighting for Col Gaddafi.
We heard from Latif last night who is Ghanaian but worried for his safety in Tripoli as he felt he was targeted as a black African in Tripoli. We'll also discuss the issue today.
A lot to talk about, get in touch with your questions about Libya, Egypt, Bahrain and we will try and answer them during the hour.
Your comments
Comment sent via Facebook
Ola posts: Dear Libyans, we know you are not cowards but please direct your assault towards the right person - Gaddafi. We, your black African brothers, are solidly behind you. Please spare our brothers, they not mercenaries, but mere economics migrants.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Charles in Ghana called to say: Libya is bad - if all world leaders don't help, it will get worse. Gaddafi is ready to kill people. We really pity Libyans. What's the international community doing?
Comment sent via Facebook
Kim posts: Shame on US? What would the guests have The US do? Why are sanctions shameful?
Comment sent via Facebook
Georgi in Bulgaria posts: Gaddafi must stop ordering people to kill other people.
Comment sent via Facebook
Ahmed posts: Catch 22 for Libya's neighbours and the world. If they intervene, they confirm Gaddafi's claim that foreign powers are involved, if they don't they're accused of passivity.
Comment sent via Facebook
Titus in Kenya posts: I urge all Libyans to spare African migrants there, most are on the way out.
Comment sent via SMS
Let Ghadafi resign peacefuly b 4 its to late,as he’s loosing power daily.(from Patrik Odaiche in Monrovia)
Comment sent via Facebook
Maria in the Netherlands posts: It is terrible to hear people like Nasser in Tripoli tell us with such emotion about the atrocities in that city. I feel so helpless, I share in his grief. WHAT can we do? At the very least, we should be on standby with humanitarian aid, medicines, food, water, blankets and other essentials.
Comment sent via Facebook
Makafui in Ghana posts: How many Ghanaians are in Libya? We were told some time ago by the information minister that they don't know how many Ghanaians live there but after a few days he again came on air that they are about 4000 Ghanaians there. The government should stop playing these kind of games with our citizens.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Abdullah in Ghana called to ask: What are you doing to help black people in Libya? The government's been slow, we are really concerned in Ghana.
Comment sent via Facebook
Motez asks: Does Ghana have what it takes to evacuate its people from Libya?
Comment sent via MSGBOARD
Hassan in Kenya posts: Not all black people in Libya are hired mercenaries. Libyans should not attack innocent lives.
Comment sent via Facebook
Gbedawo in Ghana posts: May Gaddafi live to reap what he is sowing.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Tumusiime in Uganda emails: Why is the African Union silent on Libya?
Comment sent via Facebook
Aniedi posts: The world must intervene now, no sanction can solve the situation on the ground, especially in Tripoli. Please let the world act fast.
Comment sent via host
We''re on air now talking about the latest developments in Libya. If you have any questions for Ghana''s Foreign Minister or any of our other guests you can post them here.