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How not to deal with jihadists. From the first intelligence surveillance to the final shootout, France’s clumsy handling of its spate of Islamic terrorism in March was a case study in how not to deal with a jihadist. With the largest …
A British filmmaker used the BBC’s archives to argue that Bahrain’s “system of oppression, the rock against which the dreams of democracy are being dashed, was largely created by the British.”
By Sean Collins Walsh swalsh@dallasnews.com | Bio 11:16 AM on Tue., May. 15, 2012 | Permalink WASHINGTON – Former President George W. Bush broke his silence on the 2012 presidential race and informally endorsed …
The World Bank recently posted two brief slide shows about Ethiopia . One is titled Ethiopia : A Photographic Journal and highlights World Bank programs in Ethiopia . It comes with an audio track. The second is titled Ethiopia : …
As Egypt nears its upcoming presidential elections, the country remains mired in continued political instability and the fog of events that has characterized the country’s opaque transition. As a result, crises remain unexplained …
But in sub-Saharan Africa , growth for the region as a whole has remained reasonably strong (around 5 percent), except for 2009 – where the decline in world output and associated shrinking of world trade pushed Africa’s …
10/5/2012 Egypt (Vatican Radio) – Christians in the Middle East and North Africa are facing increasing insecurity as their countries undergo huge changes in their political structures. It’s a time of great opportunity for all those …
Construction has begun on what will become Chile’s largest wind farm, a 115-megawatt development in the Antofagasta region in the northern part of the country.
The Africa Progress Panel (APP) has just released the Africa Progress Report 2012. This is a comprehensive report on Africa that covers the following topics: economic growth, poverty, unemployment, economic disparities, …
(New York) – Egypt’s parliament on May 6, 2012, approved amendments to the Code of Military Justice that failed to end the unprecedented expansion of military trials of civilians, despite pleas for reform from the legal and …
Nabeel Rajab, the director of the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, has been charged with “insulting a national institution”.
What’s shameful is when presidential candidates are so craven to score political points that they speak irresponsibly, he said. Senior Obama strategist David Axelrod hammered likely GOP nominee Mitt Romney for his …
TRAVEL IN NORTH AFRICA . Outside Marrakech. Fewer tourists are going to Morocco. “The biggest drops were nights spent by French and Spanish visitors, 16 and 25 percent, respectively, which make up the bulk of …
Rather, it will settle the fate of France as a nation. For clarification, examine the 18th district in northern Paris. It voted heavily for the left in the first round on April 22, and is poised to do the same in the second round. François …
Representatives of El Salvador’s notorious Mara Salvatrucha and Mara 18 gangs have announced an expansion of the terms of their recent truce, calling a halt to the recruitment of children and youths and declaring schools …
Angkor Car, The Peacehammer, Recycled Biodiesel, Affordable Water Pumps, Moonlight. These are some of the unique inventions from Cambodia and Asia Life Guide was able to interview the inventors. Google +1 icon …
A Bahraini court has announced that prominent activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja and 13 opposition activists jailed for their role in anti-government protests last year will be granted an appeal, prompting Amnesty International to …
Reporters Without Borders condemns the Bahraini government’s last-minute withdrawal of the permission it had previously given for a visit by a delegation of NGOs that defend freedom of expression. Spurious grounds were …
Reneging on a promise made just weeks earlier, Bahraini authorities have denied visas to representatives of several free expression organizations who planned to travel to the kingdom next week to assess press and free …
Reuters reports — Argentina’s Congress nationalized the country’s biggest oil company, YPF, by an overwhelming lower house vote on Thursday that underscored broad popular support for a measure that threatens to scare …
Presidential elections may make investors look more kindly on Egypt , as a further sign of democracy in the country.
As noted in the 30 April entry below, the South African Institute of International Affairs has produced in recent years a variety of excellent case studies concerning China’s relations with individual African countries. Two of the …
Washington and Israel Threaten Humanity. by Stephen Lendman. So does NATO. It’s America’s imperial tool. An alliance for war, not peace, enemies were invented post-Soviet Russia. Communism then was the alleged threat …
Natural Resource Protection Group (NRPG) is a civil society organisation that works to protect environmental rights and monitors illegal logging. Chut Wutty advocated tirelessly against the ongoing destruction of Cambodia’s …
I went ringing again to Bahrain at the weekend and spent the whole day with Brendan and Nicole. We went to Alba Marsh again early in the morning and set up our normal four nets. There did not appear to be so many birds …
Reporters Without Borders is appalled by the threats received by journalist and human rights activist Dina Meza, the latest in a long list of acts of intimidation against journalists in recent months. The targets have included two …
Forgotten Bahrain . My latest blog post on Bahrain for Al-Akhbar English. Posted by As’ad AbuKhalil at 6:29 AM · Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to Facebook. Labels: English · Older Post Home …
“Who needs to watch sitcoms on TV anymore? We watch Egyptian news instead for entertainment.” That’s the view of many Egyptians over the entries into and disqualifications from the presidential race. Now that the dust has …
Many reasons for the exclusion of most of Africa from this and other “global” initiatives are not difficult to divine. They are connected with the motivations of banks and bankers, and, by extension, wealthy patrons, collectors, and …
It’s hard out here for us old Africa hands. We are desperate to see more coverage of important stories from the continent and for our neighbors to become more educated about the places where we study and work. Yet when …
However, France uses the two-round electoral system (along with beacons of democracy such as Afghanistan, Argentina, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe). Sunday’s ballot was thus no more than a preliminary test — the real election …
The reason why I bring up Pew’s research study again is that the study provides some statistics of how widespread Christian persecution and Jewish persecution is around the world. Today I’ll share a few statistics from the study to give you a …
Before coming to Bahrain , my only personal reference to unrest in the Middle East was Iran, where I lived through some of the Islamic revolution. This was something very different. Read more…
Salah Abbas Habib, 36, a Bahraini protester found dead on a rooftop after clashes with police during the Formula One Grand Prix, was buried on Monday after a funeral attended by about 15000 people, a Reuters witness said …
It’s a sign of the times: Hollywood heart-throbs, pop divas and TV chat show celebrities are turning on the mood music for America’s never-ending global war. In a world of lawlessness, state terrorism, rank mendacity and war …
Teams completed the first day of practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, as anti-government protesters gathered for “three days of rage.” Since the beginning of the uprising in Feb. 2011, the country and its problems have never …
Last weekend, Albany Law School hosted Africa and International Law: Taking Stock and Moving Forward. The objective of this conference was to engage in a broad ranging conversation among scholars, practitioners and …
The Nubians are an ethnic minority that live in southern Egypt and northern Sudan, and they were forced to migrate from their land several times between 1902 and 1964. Apart from losing their land, their language and culture …
Today saw the opening of East Africa Com 2012, the 7th annual event, in the beautiful Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. The influential leaders of the East African telecoms, media and ICT industries gathered to learn, network …
Al-Haddouchi says Muslims have no reason to stay in France , listing as reasons the burqa ban, the limits imposed on the call to Friday prayers, and the stricter controls on Muslim radicals following the terror attack in Toulouse.
Ethiopia journalist and dissident blogger is the recipient of 2012 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award: “Nega, a leading advocate for press freedom and freedom of expression in Ethiopia , was arrested on …
The release of a highly anticipated Teddy Afro’s new album, Tikur Sew, which can literally be translated as “A Black Person,” has stirred up discussion online. Tikur Sew is a homage to King Menelik II, whose victory over the …
The phrase ” Egyptian transition process” has become tragicomically oxymoronic in light of the dizzying series of developments over the past month. More metaphorically, events have driven entire herds of elephants …
“This is the place to be for renewable energy and green growth”, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Prime Minister of Denmark , said in Copenhagen this morning at the opening of the European Wind Energy Association’s Annual Event.
A new report reveals how Bahrain’s piecemeal reforms have failed to provide justice for victims of human rights violations.
Update 2: SPAIN SEES FIRMS’ INTERESTS AS NATIONAL INTEREST, OFFICIAL SAYS; SPAIN ANALYZING RESPONSE TO ARGENTINA OVER YPF, OFFICIAL SAYS. Oops. Update: TRADING HALT: YPF (NYSE)-NEWS …
Who will be Egypt’s next president? Sunday afternoon was the deadline for registration for candidacy in Egypt’s first presidential election since the end of the 33-year rule of Hosni Mubarak. Barring yet another twist in Cairo’s …
It looks at the people of the East African Community (EAC)–Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda–, the natural resource base, human development, infrastructure, the economic profile and politics and government.
For regular updates on refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in East Africa and the Horn, you may want to look at the website for the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Click here to access the East …
Following moves by ECOWAS (The Economic Community of West African States) to defend democracy in West Africa Rumbidzai argues that Southern Africa needs an ECOWAS: “The Southern African Development …
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