Saadi Gadhafi, one of Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s sons, has fled from Libya to Niger. The defection comes a week after a dozen top officials from the Gadhafi regime crossed into Niger, leading some to speculate that Col. Gadhafi may have fled there. The BBC’s Thomas Fessy reports from Niamey, Niger about what these high profile defections mean for a new Libya and their West African neighbors.
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