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Arab spring News : Mar 13, 2012

The Arab Spring - Senegalese Echoes? AllAfrica.com By Jeggan C. Senghor, 13 March 2012 In an earlier reflection, I examined the domino-effects of the Arab Spring on Sub-Saharan African countries and the conditions that should exist if effective and radical change is...

Mauritania vows to fight Al-Qaeda

NOUAKCHOTT (AFP) Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz Tuesday vowed to press on with attacks on "criminal elements" after a failed air raid in Mali on suspected members of Al-Qaeda's north African branch. "It's like this that we have responded to criminals...

Africa Qaeda leader’s death sentence

Plus de photos » ALGIERS (AFP) An Algerian court sentenced the fugitive head of Al-Qaeda's north African offshoot to death Tuesday for a string of 2007 attacks, including a deadly bombing at the prime minister's office. Abdelmalek Droukdel, leader of Al-Qaeda in the...