Posted by MoroccoTomorrow | Jul 22, 2012 | Sahara, Sahel |
BAMAKO, July 20 (Reuters) – The United States has called on Mali’s authorities to accept offers by African states to send a military force to stabilise the country and help retake control of its vast northern desert,...
Read MorePosted by MoroccoTomorrow | Jul 22, 2012 | Sahara, Sahel |
* Italian Rosella Urru greeted in Rome by family, PM Monti * Officer says prisoner swap took place * Hostages head to homes after 9 months in desert (Updates with arrival of Urru, Monti quote) By Mathieu Bonkoungou OUAGADOUGOU,...
Read MorePosted by MoroccoTomorrow | Jul 22, 2012 | Business |
J. Peter Pham in Diplomatic Courier Magazine on Africa’s Buoyant Economic Prospects In “Africa Emergent,” the cover article in the just-published July/August issue of the global affairs magazine Diplomatic Courier, J. Peter...
Read MorePosted by MoroccoTomorrow | Jul 22, 2012 | Analysis, Arab Spring |
Laurel Miller, Jeffrey Martini, Thomas Carothers, Marina Ottaway Based on the democratization experiences of other countries, what are the chances that the Arab Spring will lead to a flowering of democracy? In a new book, RAND...
Read MorePosted by MoroccoTomorrow | Jul 22, 2012 | Sahara, Sahel |
AFP BAMAKO (AFP) – Six Malian self-defence groups said Saturday they had joined forces to oust Islamist militants who have seized control of the country’s northern half for almost four months. The groups announced...
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