North Africa
EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU must rethink Mediterranean strategy
Morocco has strongly criticised Spanish King Juan Carlos's current two-day visit to the...
Middle EastINTERNATIONAL: Zoellick outlines strategic focus
World Bank President Robert Zoellick yesterday marked his first 100 days in office by delivering...
InternationalMIDDLE EAST: Investment overtakes trade in importance
The Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) was supposed to come into full effect this year, but...
Middle EastAFRICA: Saharan criminality and security interlinked
New evidence is emerging of the range and changing nature of trans-Saharan crime. It is apparent...
ALGERIA/MAGHREB: Terrorist threat likely to grow
A suicide bomber was killed on March 11 at an internet cafe in Casablanca, Morocco, when...
AlgeriaAFRICA: AfDB struggles with role in African aid
The African Development Bank on October 12 established an eminent panel to advise the president...
AfricaWEST AFRICA: FAO warns of regional locust threat
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned yesterday of the threat to North and West...
West AfricaAFRICA: Overlap and EPAs bedevil regional integration
The long-term goal of creating a single African economic community is being jeopardised by the...
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