Loyalists continue to flee Libya

FLEEING LIBYA: The Times is reporting that even more loyalists are fleeing from Libya to its southern neighbour – Niger. The movements of a long convoy are of particular interest: the string of up to 250 Libyan army vehicles was reported to have crossed the border to Niger on Tuesday, and there is speculation that the convoy's movements mark a significant shift in power following six months of intense conflict in the region. It also seems that normality is on its way to restoration in Libya: "In Tripoli, more shops and businesses began to open, many rebel checkpoints disappeared from the streets, and celebratory gunfire diminished noticeably. The Libyan dinar’s value soared against the dollar on the official market, leading to the collapse almost overnight of a parallel or black market in the currency." Good to see.