As they watched a violent mob smash into the US Capitol, some in Africa could not help but see a little irony in the...
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Nigeria: Relief in Katsina after release of hundreds of kidnapped boys
Exhausted and dishevelled, several hundred Nigerian schoolboys seized in a mass abduction claimed by Boko Haram...
Nigeria: Chaos in Katsina after gunmen kidnapped more than 300 boys
Outrage is simmering in Nigeria after gunmen kidnapped hundreds of secondary school students, while the government...
Nine Moroccan terror suspects caught in Italy and Spain
How the ban on electronics in US/UK bound flights serves two purposes: annoy travelers and reduce airline competition
Egypt: Mubarak walks free
Women’s rights: one step forward, two steps back
Turkish military maintains pressure on PKK and IS outside its southern borders
Saudi Arabia-Tunisia: New honeymoon period in an uncharted territory
Outlook: Yet another cycle of uncertainty for the region
As the armed forces and security services manage to control, to a certain extent, the terror threat, the Greater North...
French military presence in Africa unlikely to change post 2017 presidential elections
January 2017: Despite a deadly year of terror in France, partly tied to the country’s involvement in major conflict...
Turkey maintains pressure on Islamic State in and out of its territory
Battling on various fronts, Turkey is also facing an aggressive Islam State, which has been responsible for many...
Populations: Europe’s Radicalized Muslim Population
Lack of Coordination and Panic Compromise the African Military Coalition Fighting Boko Haram
Government Troops battling Boko Haram in West, Central Africa and in the Sahel appear poorly equipped and badly...
North Mali Crisis: The Failure of the Algiers Talks
Lebanese CEO of Qatar Mobile Operator in Algeria Threatens Media
An Open Letter To The Israelis And Palestinians
I have been writing about your conflict for more than three decades. Invariably, I find myself delving into the same...
Israel: The Danger From Within
The nearly seven decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to overshadow the brewing conflict between the...
Maghreb’s Small Billionaire Club
According to Forbes, Africa had 1,426 billionaires in 2013. These are mostly business people and may not take into...