Mauritania

  • Sep 11, 2012
  • 2 min read

Mali militants probably lack strength to advance south

Investigations commenced today into the September 8 shooting by the Malian army of a group...

Mali
  • Aug 16, 2012
  • 7 min read

Organised crime entwines with state in West Africa

The dynamics of transnational organised crime have shifted over the past five years, with a...

West Africa
  • Aug 13, 2012
  • 7 min read

West African private media ownership curbs are easing

The long history of military dictatorship in the region has resulted in state domination of the...

West Africa
  • Aug 9, 2012
  • 6 min read

The spread of West African radical Islamism is limited

The recent rise of violent Islamist groups in Nigeria, northern Mali and Mauritania could raise...

West Africa
  • Jul 26, 2012
  • 7 min read

EU response to Arab uprisings hinges on new framework

The EU response to widescale anti-government protests in the Arab countries over the past 18...

EU
  • Jun 29, 2012
  • 7 min read

Mauritania will weather local, regional instability

Instability in north-west Africa -- Tunisian and Libyan regime changes, Moroccan reforms,...

Mauritania
  • Apr 17, 2012
  • 7 min read

Mali's northern rebellion worries its neighbours

On April 15, interim President Dioncounda Traore said he was willing to enter dialogue with...

Mali
  • Apr 16, 2012
  • 2 min read

Neighbours push for resolution of northern Mali crisis

Regional leaders meeting in Burkina Faso yesterday are brokering talks over the political...

Mali