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This paper discusses how drug trafficking in West Africa causes severe economic, social, political and public health problems across the whole region. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime...
This paper discusses France’s military intervention in Mali and the factors that led to France taking the lead of the first phase of the intervention. The security situation in Mali deteriorated...
The ‘resource curse’, or ‘paradox of plenty’, refers to the notion that countries with abundant natural wealth often tend to develop slower than countries that do not possess such natural...
From the ban on women’s driving in Saudi Arabia, to the social stigmas which fuel honour killings, to the ever-controversial issue of the hijab (headscarf), women’s rights in the Middle East...
Following the Rio+20 Summit on Sustainable Development that was held from 20 – 22 June 2012, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released a report entitled ‘Climate...
This article aims to demonstrate that the “CNN effect” – which posits that ample and appealing media coverage has a powerful impact on the international community, to the point of compelling...
African National Congress (ANC) stalwart Albertina Sisulu has died at the age of 92 in her Linden, Johannesburg home, SABC news reported on Thursday, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) reported...
On November 28, 2010, Egypt will embark on Parliamentary elections to decide the make-up of the country’s legislative capacity. The build-up to the election has been shrouded in controversy, with...
President Jacob Zuma has welcomed the letters he has received from various media groupings locally and internationally, raising their concerns about the Protection of Information Bill, as well...
In a country where election violence is commonplace, West African Togo held Presidential elections on March 4, 2010, amid fears that they might trigger violence, similar to that of the 2005...
Legendary singer Miriam Makeba, affectionately known as Mama Africa, died of a heart attack in Italy shortly after a concert performance, a report said on Monday. The South African singer died...
Congo officials said no one won a majority in a July 30 election,
so the country will hold a runoff to decide between President
Joseph Kabila and former rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba, the...
The United Nations is trying to persuade members to join a 15
000-strong peacekeeping force to monitor the cease-fire that halted
fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Israel and Hezbollah observed a cease-fire in their monthlong
conflict, as US President George W. Bush said the war in Lebanon
was part of the international fight against terrorism.