Libya

September 9, 2011

‘We have no means to close the border… It is too big’: Niger and Gadaffi – fallout out from the Libyan crisis – By Celeste Hicks

Posted by Magnus

Until last week, Niger’s main pre-occupation was the consolidation of democracy following peaceful elections in February. President Mahamadou Issoufou was determinedly continuing with an energetic anti-corruption drive in the face of an alleged coup plot back in July. This was

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March 25, 2011

The Vortex in Southern Libya and the Threat to Africa

Posted by websolve

One reason why Africans worry about Libya is that they see the possibility of a protracted civil war with multiple power centres, which destabilizes the entire Sahelian region. The civil war in Libya, and the military intervention against Colonel Muammar

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