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Bamako under Attack: Militants strike at Mali’s heart

Mali’s capital Bamako got a rude wake-up call Tuesday when Islamic militants launched a daring attack on a military training camp and the airport. It’s not every day the big city sees action like this, and it caught everyone off guard. The army scrambled to respond, eventually getting the upper hand. They managed to “neutralize” […]

Springtime for Political Islam in North Africa: Defying the Western ‘Fear-Mongering’?

Islamist groupings across North Africa – who had long faced severe repression from the recently deposed dictators and were commonly denounced by the West as security threats – now lead three of the four new democratically elected governments in the region. But the Islamist parties that have suddenly found themselves in power across North Africa […]

Morocco’s irrigation companies CMGP § CAS join forces to expand in Africa

Morocco’s irrigation and farming technologies firms CMGP and CAS recently announced a merger with eyes on expanding activity in the African continent. Following the merger, the new company will be called CMGP-CAS and will pool efforts to ensure the expansion of efficient irrigation and agricultural water management technologies to enable greater output and sustainability in […]