Libya has demanded Niger hand over one of Muammar Gaddafi’s sons who is under house arrest in the neighbouring African nation after he warned in a television interview that his homeland was facing a new uprising.

Muammar Gaddafi's playboy son, known for his love of fast cars, football and partying, slipped into Niger over the weekend and began making his way to the capital, a Niger government official said.

Security forces in Niger arrested the country's main Opposition leader hours after he called for a general strike and accused the president of carrying out the equivalent of a coup by unilaterally dissolving the nation's top court.