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Analysis: Africa's Sahel scrambles to avert slide "into hell"

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:36:23 -0800
MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) - Regional rivalries and doubts about Western intervention are hampering efforts by Africa's fragile Sahara-Sahel zone to prevent remote desert areas destabilized by Libya's war from becoming safe havens for al Qaeda and international criminals. Some of the world's poorest countries such as Mali, Niger and Mauritania are scrambling to secure international expertise ...
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S. Africa slams Security Council over Libya crisis

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:52:04 -0800
South Africa's President Jacob Zuma on Thursday slammed the UN Security Council's handling of last year's Libya crisis and demanded the institution take greater account of African views in handling conflict.
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South Africa President criticizes UN over Libya

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:27:28 -0800
South African President Jacob Zuma told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that it "completely ignored" the African Union when it allowed NATO's bombing campaign to oust Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
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IFC plans $1 bln MENA investments by end-June: regional exec

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:57:01 -0800
[The Moment] RECENTLY, President Boni Yayi of the Republic of Benin was elected Chairman of the African Union (AU) for a period of one year.
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Africa: Western 'Philanthropic Imperialists' Block African Solutions

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:26:51 -0800
[African Arguments] The dominant interventionist approach to peace and security in Africa by-passes the hard work of creating domestic political consensus and instead imposes models of government favoured by western powers. The emergent African methodology offers a chance to develop locally-rooted solutions too often sidelined.
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Turkey, an imperfect example for the region

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:29:01 -0800
For adversaries in a long-distance spat, they made an odd couple. Turkey's leader, a brash visionary who propelled his country to regional prominence, tangled with an American author who dwells on the existential in his work.
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Libyan PM calls for security meeting over weapons

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:19:24 -0800
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdurrahim al-Keib called on Sunday for a regional security conference to tackle a proliferation of weapons by exiled supporters of former leader Muammar Gaddafi.
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