The best chance for breaking the extremists’ hold on northern Mali may be persuading the region’s moderate Tuareg people to reconcile with the military-controlled South of the country. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Algeria this week seeking the country’s support for a West African force to help Mali’s military regain control of […]
US, Algeria See Moderate Tuaregs as Key to Ending Mali Partition
Posted October 30th, 2012 at 9:02 pm (UTC+0)
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Kurds the Key for Syrian Opposition
Posted October 24th, 2012 at 8:53 pm (UTC+0)
Concern About Broader Autonomy Undermines Support for Uprising Kurdish reluctance is frustrating efforts by opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to form some kind of transitional administration that could win support from foreign governments. Syrian Kurds have walked out on several attempts to form a unified opposition, complaining that expatriate politicians don’t adequately recognize […]
Success of Sudan Oil Deal Could Hinge on Abyei
Posted October 12th, 2012 at 7:24 pm (UTC+0)
AU Awaits Mbeki Report The long term success of an oil and security deal between Sudan and South Sudan could depend on the much disputed Abyei border region. That’s why Princeton Lyman, the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, says Abyei’s exclusion from the agreement between presidents Omar al-Bashir and Salva Kiir is […]
