NEW : South Africa 's government says civilian lives have been lost in NATO strikes . UN : AU : ` ` Only a political solution will make it possible to ... settle the current conflict '' Libya will not be a part of talks , but it is unclear when they will occur , the AU says . The African Union 's committee on Libya includes representatives from Mauritania , the Democratic Republic of Congo , Mali , Uganda and South Africa . Libya says recent NATO strikes killed civilians , but NATO said there is no indication that it did so .
NEW : South Africa 's government says civilian lives have been lost in NATO strikes . UN : AU : ` ` Only a political solution will make it possible to ... settle the current conflict '' Libya will not be a part of talks , but it is unclear when they will occur , the AU says . Libya says recent NATO strikes killed civilians , but NATO said there is no indication that it did so .