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The U.S.A has released a quarter of a billion dollar in economic aid to Egypt and has pledged more if Egypt implements economic and political reforms.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry described the gesture as a “good-faith effort.” After holding meetings in Cairo during the weekend, Kerry said the United States would provide the first $190 million […]
The stalled peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians, the civil war in Syria, Iran’s nuclear program, North Korea, the Arab Spring uprisings, Afghanistan, Iraq and the growing threat from Islamists in North Africa are among the major hot foreign policy issues awaiting America’s new Secretary of State, John Kerry. In addition to the thorny […]
U.S. military had planned few years ago airstrikes against Algerian Jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar but the U.S. ambassador to Mali at that time opposed the plan, saying such action could trigger a backlash against Americans, reported the Washington Post. This Algerian terrorist, an Afghan war veteran, was closely watched by the U.S. intelligence military across the […]
Dustin Dehez Watching Obama’s second inaugural address, I was confident that the President would turn to foreign policy at some point. After all, Barack Obama has yet to leave his mark on the international stage and his recently announced nominations for his national security team indicated that he was finally thinking about a long-term U.S. […]
The Pentagon is planning a drone base in northwest Africa to counter the growing terror threat posed by the Islamist extremists linked to Al Qaeda, says the New York Times on its web site. The base will be most probably established in Niger or Burkina Faso, sharing borders with Mali where French and Malian troops […]
Yahya Ould Hademine, Minister of Works and Transport paid a courtesy call to the town of Kaédi in the region of Gargol where he held a meeting with officials of the region and discussed subjects related to the rehabilitation of the airport Kaédi, which will be part of the five airports across the country meet […]
Barack Obama won the presidential race and will lead his country for four more years. Although the presidential race was very tight and some even feared a recount of votes, Obama gleaned 332 electoral votes while his challenger Republican Mitt Romney got only 206, according to the results available, as vote counting is still ongoing. […]
What muzzle did US Vice President Joe Biden agree to wear in the veep debate against Rep. Paul Ryan, the runningmate of Republican Mitt Romney? Pres. Barack Obama appeared to be muzzled also during his appearance with Mr. Romney in Denver 8 days earlier. Why the word “muzzle?” The incumbents and the hopefuls for the […]
The terrorist threat posed by Al-Qaeda’s branch in North Africa was at the center of secret meetings held lately by the White House, says the Washington Post, noting the U.S. administration has started seriously considering the possibility of launching a strike against that extremist Jihadist group. The secret meetings looked into ways of helping regional […]
Brazilian universities are required as of this academic year to devote an increased percentage of their admission capacity to poor students enrolled in public schools and to increase the number of university students of African descent. This new policy of “affirmative action” or “positive discrimination” as it is sometimes called is stipulated in a new […]