AU

  • Apr 27, 2012
  • 2 min read

Uneven Sudanese pressure will struggle to yield talks

A US-sponsored draft UN Security Council resolution threatens both Juba and Khartoum with...

Sudan
  • Feb 14, 2012
  • 7 min read

Al-Qaida link complicates Somali transition outlook

Al-Shabaab yesterday staged a rally outside Mogadishu to celebrate its ties to al-Qaida....

Somalia
  • Jan 18, 2012
  • 7 min read

Pragmatism central to new-era Libyan foreign policy

A high-level UAE government and business delegation visited Tripoli yesterday. Libya offers some...

Libya
  • Nov 24, 2011
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AU envoy moots talks with al-Shabaab in Somalia

The AU envoy, former Ghanaian President Jerry Rawlings, said yesterday in Nairobi that in spite...

Somalia
  • Jun 3, 2011
  • 6 min read

Rebels prepare for life after Qadhafi

On June 1, NATO extended its military operation in Libya for 90 days. With the popular uprising...

Libya
  • May 23, 2011
  • 2 min read

Mogadishu control would provide space for Somali talks

The African Union peace-keeping mission (AMISOM) said yesterday that it has begun an operation to...

Somalia
  • Apr 25, 2011
  • 7 min read

Selective interventions weaken UN civilian protection

UN-authorised protection of civilians (POC) actions in Libya and Ivory Coast have been...

International
  • Apr 13, 2011
  • 2 min read

Libyan rebels launch international diplomatic push

The Benghazi-based Transitional National Council (TNC) will address the international contact...

Libya