Springtime for Western Sahara?
In many North African and Arab countries, the demands for democracy and economic redistribution of the so-called “Arab Spring”, have sounded the loudest from the region’s youth. The press has covered the protests in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia closely. But further from the limelight, Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara has experienced its own “spring”. Especially young Saharawis (the [...]
As North African leaders fall in quick succession there is a reawakening of Islamist ambitions in Algeria
2011 has seen a number of long-standing North African leaders fall in quick succession. In this new political landscape, Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, now in his third term, has become something of an oddity. And after parliamentary elections in Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt saw breakthrough results for Islamist parties, Bouteflika is now reassessing his relationship [...]
Danish Foreign Minister to pressurize Morocco on Western Sahara
Cheikh Banga has been on a hunger strike since mid-September. His life is therefore in danger. But he is willing to risk his life for the cause he is fighting for – independence for the population of Africa’s last colony, Western Sahara that has been illegally occupied by Morocco for over 36 years. Banga is [...]
The destruction of Libya’s infrastructure as University of Bani Waild is reduced to rubble
BANI WALID, Libya (IPS) – Suleyman and Rasool have come to the University of Bani Walid, in western Libya. If they are lucky they might find some chemistry notes and, perhaps, a computer that works. Unfortunately it is not likely, since NATO reduced the campus to rubble. Saif al Islam – Muammar Gaddafi’s son and heir [...]
Was the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi murdered in cold bold by NTC rebels in Sirte?
At the height of the rebellion in Libya, reports that were filtering out of Tripoli suggested that African migrant workers in the country were systematically targeted by rebels and some were imprisoned without charges after being accused of supporting Gaddafi. There were also reports of torture and serious human rights abuses while some were even said to be summarily executed [...]
Muammar Gaddafi is reportedly dead but there are still conflicting reports as to how he was killed
DOHA, (IPS) – Muammar Gaddafi has been killed after National Transitional Council fighters overran loyalist defences in Sirte, the toppled Libyan leader’s hometown and final stronghold. ”We have been waiting for this moment for a long time. Muammar Gaddafi has been killed,” Mahmoud Jibril, the de facto Libyan prime minister, told reporters on Thursday in Tripoli, [...]
The African Union would not recognise the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) until hostilities end in Libya
South African President Jacob Zuma has said that the African Union (AU) would not yet recognise the rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) as the sole representative of the Libyan people until hostilities in the country end. ”If there is fighting, there is fighting. So we can’t stand here and say this is the legitimate government now. [...]
Assad the butcher in Syria must be stopped
It seems the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has gone berserk and taking his people for granted. It is quite clear that this mad dictator has a serious problem accepting the wishes of the masses. He has ordered his forces to go on the rampage killing protesters who demand he quits. The world needs to act and [...]
NATO split revealed as Italy calls for halt to military action in Libya
According to the Reuters news agency, a split has opened within the NATO-led air campaign against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, with France and Britain rejecting an Italian call for a halt to military action to allow aid access. It was also reported that China also signaled a shift in its stance on the conflict, describing as [...]
Gaddafi’s intelligence headquarters targeted by NATO air raids
The military intelligence headquarters of Muammar Gaddafi’s battered regime was targeted by NATO air raids ahead of a visit to Libya by an envoy from Russia which has raised concerns about the scope of the military campaign. Royal Air Force Tornado and Typhoon warplanes hit the military intelligence HQ in Tripoli early on Monday, Major General Nick Pope, spokesman [...]
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