Mauritania
AFRICA: Al-Qaida struggles to gain Sahel foothold
The number of troops available to the newly created regional Joint Military Staff Committee will...
AFRICA: Algiers tries to maintain anti-terror momentum
Algeria, with Mali, Mauritania and Niger, will today open a joint command headquarters in...
MIDDLE EAST: Maghreb integration still has potential
Although regional summits between the AMU heads of state have not occurred since 1994, meetings...
MAURITANIA/ISRAEL: Nouakchott severs diplomatic ties
Mauritania's foreign minister said on Saturday that his country has fully severed diplomatic...
MauritaniaWEST AFRICA: Algeria aims to emphasise AQIM threat
Algeria today convened a foreign ministers meeting with its Sahelian neighbours to the south and...
West AfricaFRANCE/AFRICA: Sarkozy cultivates Francafrique
French President Nicholas Sarkozy said yesterday that France had made grave errors of judgement...
FranceMIDDLE EAST: Arab nationalism continues to link region
Arab nationalism was once a major political force in the Arab world. It has now been superseded...
PROSPECTS 2010: West Africa
Investment-led economic recovery during 2010 will be overshadowed by crises of governance and...
West Africa
