Female Suicide Bomber Strikes Kabul Bus
By AJ CorrespondentsDOHA, Sep 18 2012 (IPS) A suicide car bomber has killed 12 people in the Afghan capital, nine of them foreigners, officials said, in an early-morning attack claimed by an armed...
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Caught Between Islamists and the Military
By Ahmed UsmanKANO, Nigeria, Oct 16 2012 (IPS) Locals in the city of Maiduguri in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno have intensified their calls for the military to withdraw from the town, the...
View ArticleAlgeria Skips the Revolutionary Spring
As the Arab Spring continues to rage across the Middle East and North Africa, the gaze of the international media has largely passed over a country that was once known for its restive population, its...
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OP-ED: The Arab Spring at Two: What Lessons Should We Learn?
A poster in Tunis declares that the revolution must continue. Credit: Simba Russeau/IPSBy Emile NakhlehWASHINGTON, Jan 4 2013 (IPS) As the Arab Spring enters its third year, new Arab democracies and...
View ArticleWashington Urged to Stress Diplomacy in Mali
By Jim LobeWASHINGTON, Jan 30 2013 (IPS) As Washington broadens its military “footprint” in the Sahel region of Africa, U.S. analysts are urging the administration of President Barack Obama to devote...
View ArticleTunisia PM to Dissolve Government Amid Crisis
By AJ CorrespondentsDOHA, Qatar, Feb 6 2013 (Al Jazeera) Tunisia’s prime minister has said that he will dissolve the Islamist-led government and form a national unity administration, following the...
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Christian or Muslim –‘We are All Victims of Those Terrorists’
Churches in Diabaly, central Mali, were looted and destroyed during the Islamist occupation. Credit: Marc-André Boisvert/IPSBy Marc-Andre BoisvertMOPTI, Mali, Feb 11 2013 (IPS) At the entrance to the...
View ArticleTimbuktu Reclaims Its Treasures
By A. D. McKenziePARIS, Feb 20 2013 (IPS) Despite uncertainty and the ongoing conflict, Mali will work to rebuild and safeguard its cultural heritage, says the West African country’s minister of...
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Arab Spring Shifts Focus of World Social Forum
Booths and stands at the World Social Forum on the El Manar campus in Tunis. Credit: Alberto Pradilla/IPS By Alberto PradillaTUNIS, Mar 29 2013 (IPS) The World Social Forum’s traditional focus on...
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OP-ED: Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood and Democracy: A Sputtering Start
Since two-year anniversary of the January 25 Revolution, Egypt has seen numerous clashes between anti-government demonstrators and security forces. Credit: Khaled Moussa al-Omrani/IPSBy Emile...
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Urgent Need for Political Reform in Mali as French Depart: Report
Togolese Soldiers line up on the tarmac after arriving at Bamako Senou International Airport in Mali in early February, 2013. The soldiers are a small part of the African-led International Support...
View ArticleLibya’s Deserts a Source of Worry for its Neighbours
By Maryline DumasTRIPOLI, Jun 10 2013 (IPS) All eyes have turned to Libya since Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou’s statement claiming that recent attacks in north Niger were perpetrated by Malian...
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