While recently attending a conference in Benin, the crisis in Mali still loomed large. The conflict in Mali had threatened to unravel the entire security situation in the Sahel and Western African nations spent much of the last year bickering whether a military intervention to save Bamako from approaching Islamist militias was feasible. In the […]
Rabat will host this February 15-16 a parliamentary conference on South-South Cooperation that will discuss the “Role of National Parliaments and Regional and Continental Parliamentary Unions in Africa, the Arab World, and Latin America in Enhancing Strategic Partnerships and Achieving Joint Integration and Development.” The conference will address current strategic issues, mainly those related to […]
As South Sudan approaches its planned December elections, the United Nations has raised serious concerns about the country’s readiness. Nicholas Haysom, the UN’s top envoy, told the Security Council that political players are still debating whether voting should occur this year, casting doubt on the December 22 date announced by the National Elections Commission. The […]
