A majority of African leaders remained quiet Friday as news of Moammar Gadhafi's death spread worldwide -- a telling sign in a continent where the strongman spent billions of dollars buying friendships.
The 54-body member African Union declared the "chapter is closed" on the former leader and said it has always maintained its support for Libya's new leadership.
"This has always been our stance. ... We announced even before his death that we are going to work with the interim government," said African Union spokesman Noureddine Mezni. "We welcomed them into the AU and even raised Libya's new flag last week. This decision has nothing to do with his death ... even though the chapter of his rule is considered closed."
Mezni declined to address news of Gadhafi's death directly, opting to focus on the AU's commitment to working with the new leadership. He said the group will release a statement later.
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