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For African Anti-Terrorism, Region Must Lead, but U.S. Is Helping

Porous borders and weak security institutions have heightened the threat posed by violent groups in East and West Africa, and the US is working with countries in both regions to counter the...

TICAD IV calls for reinforcing support for Africa to boost economic growth.

The Fourth Ministerial Follow-up Meeting of Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV), which ended on Sunday in Marrakech, called for reinforcing the support for Africa in...

Algeria election campaign wraps up

Algeria’s parties prepared their final rallies ahead of the May 10 legislative polls Sunday, after the Arab Spring sweeping the region failed to bring new faces to the campaign and spark the...

Egypt detains 300 over deadly clashes

Demonstrations outside the Ministry of Defence in the Abbassiya district of Cairo have ended and the army is holding 300 protestors in prison of 15 days. One soldier was killed and scores of...

Al-Qaeda ‘dominates north Mali’

An offshoot of Al-Qaeda now dominates northern Mali, regional security sources said Saturday, as militants brazenly began to impose their radical vision of Islam by desecrating a holy tomb in...

Francois Hollande wins French Presidency - what it means for N. Africa

Francois Hollande has won the French elelction with preliminary results registering about 52% of the votes against 48% for Nicholas Sarkozy, who has conceded defeat .The turnout was just over 80%....

Putting Resilience at the Heart of Development

The world's population today is healthier, wealthier, and better educated than ever before. Yet, despite incredible progress, disconcerting realities stubbornly persist....

Calls Mount for Stronger U.S. Stance as Bahrain Resists Reform

Citing growing violence and polarisation along sectarian lines, human rights groups and independent experts here are urging Washington to exert more pressure on the government of Bahrain to free...

Child Soldiers Used in Mali Conflict

It was tough for Hassan Toure to decide to stay in his small town on the outskirts of Kidal, in northern Mali. The government troops had withdrawn on Mar. 30, and several armed groups, including...

Algeria ruling party pushes for 45 per cent turnout

Algeria’s dominant National Liberation Front (FLN) party said on Friday it would be satisfied with a turnout of 45 percent in the May 10 legislative elections. Speaking after a campaign rally in...

Libya’s Agoco cuts oil output further due to protests

Libya’s Arabian Gulf Oil Company (Agoco) has cut oil production by another 10,000 barrels per day (bpd) due to protests that have closed off its headquarters for nearly two weeks, a spokesman said on...

Armaments in North Africa: the arms race and Algerian leadership

The arms trade is flourishing in North Africa, Jeune Afrique (JA) writes. In 2011 it says, Algeria has even become the biggest spending country in Africa in terms of weapons, with a whopping 6.5...

Games’ minds behind new grossing films!

A month ago, I discovered the mysteries of Panem while watching “ The Hunger Games.” The film has its set up in a futuristic flash-forward style by engaging youngsters in a reality TV show mastered...

EBRD president sees investments flowing to Tunisia in September this year

The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) this week visited Tunisia, cradle of the 'Arab Spring', and said he expected EBRD funds to start flowing to the country in...

Amended New Energy Law for Algeria in 2012 ?

Algeria will amend its hydrocarbons law before the end of the year to attract more foreign investment an adviser to the country’s energy minister said on Thursday....

Growth in Africa remains "fragile", according to ADB

The African Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday in Algiers that the growth of Africa was still "fragile" and completely dependent on the demand for raw materials, developed and emerging...

The Morocco-Niger Joint Commission advocates upgrading the strategic cooperation partnerhip between the two countries

The Joint Communiqué of the Third Session of the Joint Commission between Morocco and Niger which took place Thursday in Niamey, advocated upgrading the level of strategic partnership of...

Africa's share of foreign direct investment largest ever

A report by the global accounting firm painted a mixed picture for investment prospects in the continent of 1 billion people. Despite the growth in FDI, optimism over economic reforms and a...

The Muslim Brotherhood and the road to Egyptian democracy

Rapid political developments have become a fixture of Egyptian politics in the post-Mubarak era. In the past few days, former International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Mohamed El-Baradei...

Morocco Still Divided Over Marriage of Minors

The widespread practice of marrying minors continues to be one of the most incendiary legal and political issues in Morocco today, causing open confrontations between hard-line Islamists and...