<p>Zuma was met by a host of dignitaries, not including Gadhafi himself, who has not been seen since May 11 when he was shown by Libyan state television meeting what it said was tribal leaders.<br /><br />His walk down the red carpet at Tripoli airport was accompanied by a band and children chanting “We want Gadhafi!” in English while waving Libyan flags and pictures of the leader.<br /><br />Zuma’s visit is his second since the conflict began. His previous trip made little progress because Gadhafi has refused to relinquish power while rebel leaders say that is a pre-condition for any truce.<br /><br />Nato warplanes have been raising the pace of their air strikes on Tripoli, with Gadhafi’s Bab al-Aziziyah compound in the centre of the city being hit repeatedly.<br /><br />Britain said Sunday it was to add “bunker-busting” bombs to the arsenal its warplanes are using over Libya, a weapon it said would send a message to Gadhafi that it was time to quit.<br /></p>
<p>Zuma was met by a host of dignitaries, not including Gadhafi himself, who has not been seen since May 11 when he was shown by Libyan state television meeting what it said was tribal leaders.<br /><br />His walk down the red carpet at Tripoli airport was accompanied by a band and children chanting “We want Gadhafi!” in English while waving Libyan flags and pictures of the leader.<br /><br />Zuma’s visit is his second since the conflict began. His previous trip made little progress because Gadhafi has refused to relinquish power while rebel leaders say that is a pre-condition for any truce.<br /><br />Nato warplanes have been raising the pace of their air strikes on Tripoli, with Gadhafi’s Bab al-Aziziyah compound in the centre of the city being hit repeatedly.<br /><br />Britain said Sunday it was to add “bunker-busting” bombs to the arsenal its warplanes are using over Libya, a weapon it said would send a message to Gadhafi that it was time to quit.<br /></p>