The U.S. Military and the Unraveling of Africa by Nick Turse via Tom Dispatch The Gulf of Guinea. He said it without a hint of irony or embarrassment. This was one of U.S. Africa Command’s big success stories. The Gulf… of Guinea. Never mind that most Americans couldn’t find it on a map and haven’t heard of the nations on its shores
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Leading the week, Libyans say no to militias.
Libyans say no to militias
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ALGIERS, June 19, 2013 (AFP). After an absence of 10 years, the Miss Algeria beauty contest is to resume on Friday in the western city of Oran, organisers said. A total of 20 women aged between 18 and 26 have been carefully selected from ...Morocco Wo...
[MAP]Rabat -HM King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, following his appointment by the UN Secretary-General as President of the United Nations Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation.
[Magharebia]Casablanca -When singer Mouhamed Rifi was named winner of X Factor Arabia last month, many of the judges were surprised. But as the 27-year-old Moroccan told Magharebia, his confidence grew as the competition went on.
[MAP]Marrakech -Full text of the message addressed by HM King Mohammed VI to the Diplomatic Conference to Conclude a Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities that opened on Tuesday ...
June 18, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan has slammed the position of some countries for refusing to condemn the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) for the killing of a former rebel leader who signed a peace agreement with the government in Doha last April .
Mohamed Bashar, late leader of JEM-Sudan, a group that splinted in September 2012, was killed with his deputy Suleiman Arko Dahia near the common border between Chad and Sudan on 12 May. His group said their "peaceful convoy" was (...)
This year's festival includes filmmakers from Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Algeria, Morocco, Jordon, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. The festival will open in Sydney from 27 June to 30 June, followed by Canberra 4-7 July and Melbourne 12 ...
[Radio Dabanga]El Fasher -The meeting at Unamid HQ in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, was attended by representatives of Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Morocco, Russian Federation, Rwanda, the Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, USA, UK, EU,...
Cagliari will have regular services to Spain, Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Malta, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey and the Black Sea. Connections between southern Italy and Sicily will be improved, as will the level of service offered for the Tunis ....
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The special envoys for Sudan held their fifth meeting on Monday to follow-up the peace process in Darfur.
The meeting at Unamid HQ in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, was attended by...
The Georgia Senate Press discusses EWI's Parliamentarian Network for Conflict Prevention and Women’s Action for New Directions' (WAND) latest joint event, in Ankara, Turkey.
The peer-to-peer exchange, which included U.S. legislators and women parliam...
My colleague and friend James Ron has a new article up at Open Democracy (with Shannon Golden and David Crow) on asymmetric access of global populations to human rights machinery. The article is one in a new Open Democracy series “Open Global Rights,” which aims to “ relocate the [human rights] conversation away from the west Continue reading
Due to the high cost of imports and a rent-seeking economy, Morocco is experiencing an economic slowdown that may lead to social tension. The government should remedy the situation by encouraging competition and investing in productive sectors, argues ...
[MAP]Rabat -The Royal will to promote education to environment, preserve the capital city's natural legacy and secure integrated and lasting development in all of the Kingdom regions was reflected this Monday in the dedication by HM King Mohammed VI of...
[MAP]Rabat -HM King Mohammed VI inaugurated Monday in Rabat the Maroc Telecom Tower, a high-tech building that enriches the capital city's architectural heritage.
[Daily Observer]The Scorpions recent poor run continued on Saturday when they were defeated 2-0 by the Atlas Lions of Morocco in the penultimate round of the Brazil 2014 qualifiers in Marrakesh.
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[The Point]The Gambia has suffered another major dent in their quest for World Cup berth in 2014. It's the second time in two weeks that the Scorpions have conceded five goals in Banjul and Marrakech.
Interview with Juan Cole by Ricky Martínez (These are the English notes of the interview rearranged in pyramid form; they were translated and published in a different sequence in Spanish at La Prensa of Panama City). Many thanks to Mr. Martinez for a wide-ranging conversation! RM: How is Syria different from Libya? Syria is different [...]
It is targeting Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan, which are all currently undertaking important reforms and investments in the logistics and trade sectors. ''The logistics sector in the Southern Mediterranean region - Commissioner fo...
