A portion of Lybia is in the hands of the rebels, who are feeling victorious, but the future will tell us if Libya is going to enter chaos or not. Like many African countries, Libya is a multi-tribal country. We have seen tribalism in the aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein: the revenge of Shiites, marginalised under Saddam, against the Sunni (Saddam’s tribe). It is unclear still who exactly the rebels are who are fighting against Ghaddafi.  

No army can resist an international coalition of armies such as NATO. Eventually, Moammar Ghaddafi will be forced to leave power and NATO will leave Lybia. At some point, the Libyans will have to come together and rebuild their country. More challenges are ahead in bringing peace, justice, and freedom to their land. The rebels in Libyan must know, as the Wolof of Senegal say, “When riding on top of an elephant, do not assume there is no dew in the thicket.”