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25 May 2013
                       
 
 
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24 May 2013
 
 
The future of intra-state conflict in Africa
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
As Africa celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity, the continent’s future looks brighter than ever before. Africa is no longer portrayed as chronically poor, uniquely...
 
 
23 May 2013
 
Huge challenges ahead as Africa celebrates 50 years of unity
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
This week the African Union (AU) is hosting dignitaries from around the world to celebrate 50 years since the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), on Saturday 25 May. The organisers...
 
 
Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability
CRACKDOWN
For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly...
 
 
22 May 2013
 
The significance of Africa hall to the APRM +10 Anniversary Celebrations
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Built in 1961 by the Ethiopian government, Africa Hall continues to stand today as a monument of African unity. A stained glass window in the lobby created by Ethiopia’s most well-known artist...
 
 
21 May 2013
 
Nigeria seeks Niger's military support against Boko Haram
THREAT
Nigeria has asked neighbouring Niger for support in a week-old offensive against Islamist insurgent bases in its semi-desert frontier region, underlining moves towards West African cooperation...
 
 
 
 
Mali: 'The problem is not the North, its the South'
SOUTH AFRICAN FOREIGN POLICY INITIATIVE
The French military intervention in January and February this year ended the occupation of northern Mali by rebel movements and jihadists. When I was in Bamako at the end of February, organisations...
 
 
African unity after 50 years: building solid foundations for the future
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
One of the highlights of the upcoming 21st Summit of the African Union (AU) is the 50th anniversary of the founding in 1963 of its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on 25 May...
 
 
Libya war weapons may be killing central Africa elephants – UN
ENVIRONMENT
Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over from the civil war in Libya, to kill elephants for their ivory, the United Nations (UN) said on Monday. In...
 
 
20 May 2013
 
SAIIA: Statement by the South African Institute of International Affairs, non-governmental research institute, on reviewing a decade of peer learning and projecting a future of governance in Africa (20/05/2013)
STATEMENT
As the leaders of the African Union gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to celebrate the continental organisation’s 50th anniversary, more than 46 civil society organisations deliberated on the...
 
 
 
 
Daily podcast – May 20, 2013
PODCAST
South Africa's justice minister on Sunday accused an Indian High Commission official and some South Africans of colluding to obtain permission for a plane chartered by a rich family close to...
 
 
Drug trafficking in West Africa: Threatening regional peace, stability and security
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
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...
 
 
Human rights in the occupied Western Sahara
INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
On 30 April, the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) – which has been tasked since 1991 with maintaining a ceasefire and monitoring Africa’s...
 
 
Nigeria bombs Islamists, US sounds alarm
UNREST
Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not...
 
 
After crushing Mali Islamists, France pushes deal with Tuaregs
MALI WAR
After winning adulation across Mali for a five month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by pushing for a political settlement with a...
 
 
16 May 2013
 
US instructors to train African troops for Mali in Niger
military training
US military instructors in Niger will train African forces participating in a UN-backed offensive against al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in neighbouring Mali, senior military officers said on...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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