Colonel Gaddafi claims that Libya's oil fields are "safe" and "under control" and warns against foreign intervention. (Associated Press)
A spokesman for the "interim national government council" in Benghazi calls for the international community to carry out air strikes against mercenaries fighting for Colonel Gaddafi. (New York Times)
Private and independent newspapers in Ivory Coast cease publication to protest violence and harassment by supporters of incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo. Radio broadcasts by the BBC and RFI are taken off air. (Bloomberg)