How will we react if the ‘African Spring’ begins?

MANY African countries, including Uganda, have refused to recognise the National Transitional Council in Libya as legitimate representatives of the Libyan people.

By extension, these countries must therefore consider the overthrow of Muammar Gadaffi as illegal under international law.

Or possibly they have no strong views at all on the “Arab Spring”, other than harbouring a deep fear that it might give some of their own populations ideas on how to rid themselves of an oppressive, dictatorial regime.