 Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has urged nationals to emigrate to Africa, warning them that if they do not move quickly all the best paid jobs will be taken by Chinese or Indians. "Before it's too late, move to Africa, which is filling up with Chinese, Indians, Bangladeshis and others," Gaddafi said in a speech late Thursday marking the 37th anniversary of his seizure of power.
| Remind me what continent Libya is on again? |
| “Go to Africa, create large estates, build thousands of homes. No one will ask you why you're doing it. On the contrary, they will thank you because you are taking part in the building of the continent...” |
"Civil servants who are nearing retirement as well as the young should head to Africa," said Gaddafi, who has long since tired of Arab nationalism and insisted on an African future for his oil-rich north African nation. "Those who want to raise livestock, farm, open a shop or chemist's, work in communications, convert people to Islam, provide medical care or look after the environment, all will find work in Africa," he asserted in a country which is itself a magnet for tens of thousands of job-seekers from sub-Saharan Africa.
"Go to Africa, create large estates, build thousands of homes. No one will ask you why you're doing it. On the contrary, they will thank you because you are taking part in the building of the continent," the official JANA news agency quoted him as saying. |