North Africa

  • Nov 6, 2007
  • 7 min read

EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU must rethink Mediterranean strategy

Morocco has strongly criticised Spanish King Juan Carlos's current two-day visit to the...

Middle East
  • Oct 11, 2007
  • 1 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Zoellick outlines strategic focus

World Bank President Robert Zoellick yesterday marked his first 100 days in office by delivering...

International
  • Jun 28, 2007
  • 7 min read

MIDDLE EAST: Investment overtakes trade in importance

The Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) was supposed to come into full effect this year, but...

Middle East
  • May 23, 2007
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Saharan criminality and security interlinked

New evidence is emerging of the range and changing nature of trans-Saharan crime. It is apparent...

  • Mar 14, 2007
  • 7 min read

ALGERIA/MAGHREB: Terrorist threat likely to grow

A suicide bomber was killed on March 11 at an internet cafe in Casablanca, Morocco, when...

Algeria
  • Oct 16, 2006
  • 6 min read

AFRICA: AfDB struggles with role in African aid

The African Development Bank on October 12 established an eminent panel to advise the president...

Africa
  • Oct 12, 2006
  • 2 min read

WEST AFRICA: FAO warns of regional locust threat

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned yesterday of the threat to North and West...

West Africa
  • Sep 15, 2006
  • 7 min read

AFRICA: Overlap and EPAs bedevil regional integration

The long-term goal of creating a single African economic community is being jeopardised by the...

Africa