The Wild Wild South
Now, that’s a change. Europe has been Africa’s Eldorado for years, but it looks as if the reverse is now true, too. Among the countless ‘boat people’ and ‘fortress Europe’ headlines, two articles...
View ArticleKeyword in Focus: Western Sahara
Resource-rich Western Sahara is at the top of the news this week, and the “last colonial conflict” in Africa is definitely an issue to watch. Al Jazeera’s bureau in Morocco was closed down two weeks...
View ArticleAmerican Commandos Use Niger for Training and More
This article was originally published by Offiziere.ch on 24 August 2015. Republished with permission. The Pentagon is looking to open up a new gas station for its planes in southern Niger. As...
View ArticleFor UN, a Widening Gap Between Rhetoric and Reality
This article was originally published by the IPI Global Observatory on 17 June 2016. Earlier this week, a damning report from advocacy group The Syria Campaign accused the United Nations of breaching...
View ArticleAlgeria and Morocco’s Migrant Policies Could Prevent Violent Extremism
This article was originally published by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) on 27 February 2018. Legalising migrants can boost economic growth, improve international relations and prevent...
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