Mali

  • Oct 5, 2011
  • 2 min read

West African security summit charts post-Qadhafi path

Defence chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will finish a two-day...

West Africa
  • Sep 22, 2011
  • 7 min read

Libyan revolution triggers security fallout in Sahel

Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou on September 19 called for foreign military aid to help...

Africa
  • Apr 8, 2011
  • 14 min read

African economies strive to avoid another 'false dawn'

Sub-Saharan Africa is enjoying an economic revival, with private business interest in its...

Africa
  • Nov 19, 2010
  • 8 min read

PROSPECTS 2011: West Africa

West Africa has consolidated its development with the ending of conflicts in Liberia, Sierra...

West Africa
  • Oct 7, 2010
  • 7 min read

MALI: Government takes new approach to AQIM challenge

President Amadou Toumani Toure said on October 5 that his government was not involved in...

Mali
  • Sep 17, 2010
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Short-termism undermines food security policy

The Sahel and the Horn of Africa suffer from a pattern of recurring food crises and persistent...

Africa
  • Aug 23, 2010
  • 2 min read

NORTH AFRICA: AQIM releases will exacerbate divisions

Two Spanish charity workers held hostage by elements of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)...

  • Jul 23, 2010
  • 2 min read

WEST AFRICA: France backs raid on AQIM base in Mali

France confirmed today that it had backed a pre-dawn raid in northern Mali yesterday launched by...

West Africa