Once again Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir waved his walking stick in the air. Once again he spoke of splendid victories over his enemies as thousands of jubilant supporters danced and cheered. But
Africa
The Mess in Mali
The intentional misreading of UN Security Council Resolution 1973 resulted in NATO’s violent, though predictable, ‘Operation Odyssey’ in Libya last year. Not only did the action cost many thousa
The Making of Egypt Islamists' Foreign Policy
It is important to understand the differences within the active Islamic movements to be able to understand the shape of the upcoming realities in the Middle East. What the foreign media used to clump
Egypt's Brotherhood Make Its Voice Heard
(Reuters) - At the end of January, a guest speaker drew an unusually large audience of diplomats to the 33rd floor auditorium at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Cairo. For latecomers, th
Egypt Tragedy Reignites Soccer Hooliganism Fears
In terms of global visibility there could hardly be a greater contrast between Wednesday's soccer disaster in Egypt which claimed the lives of at least 73 people and the world's worst recorded stadium
Boko Haram Remains Nigerian, not Al-Qaeda
With a YouTube video reminiscent of the broadcasts of Osama bin Laden, Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram seems keen to paint itself as part of a wider global jihad. But in reality, their concerns and
Could Islamist Rebels Undermine Change in Africa?
Creeping from the periphery in Africa’s east and west, Islamist militant groups now pose serious security challenges to key countries and potentially even a threat to the continent’s new success.
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