North Africa
INTERNATIONAL: Slower growth makes QE2 more likely
The global economy will grow by 4.8% this year, but the pace of expansion will fall to 4.2% in...
InternationalAFRICA: Equity investment reaches record levels
African equities markets have attracted a record 660 million dollars in investments during the...
AfricaSOUTH KOREA/LIBYA: Seoul faces strategic difficulty
A second National Intelligence Service delegation has been in Libya, a South Korean government...
South KoreaAFRICA: Al-Qaida struggles to gain Sahel foothold
The number of troops available to the newly created regional Joint Military Staff Committee will...
MIDDLE EAST: Energy revenue dependence creates risks
The fall in oil prices in 2008-09 highlighted weaknesses in the region's external accounts and...
Middle EastNORTH AFRICA: Lack of integration mars crisis response
Although the effect of the current global recession has been less severe in North Africa than...
North AfricaINTERNATIONAL: Ambitious solar plan has side benefits
Twelve firms today signed a memorandum of understanding creating a consortium that would...
TUNISIA: Election raises succession issue
Presidential elections are due to be held in October. President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali is...
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