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5 reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet
Africa’s experiment in a regional approach to security is serious and laudable, but it will take time to build credible capacity. Here are five reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet.
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Somalia: A timeline of change in a troubled country
Here is a timeline of changes, intervention, and mediation in 5 bite-sized bits.
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3 questions US forces must answer before declaring victory in Libya
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Four reasons help is slow to reach Somalia’s famine victims
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Uganda election: Four reasons donor nations won't turn their backs on President Museveni
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Deadly day in Mogadishu shows weakened Somali militants not yet defeated (+video)
Al Shabab militants in Somalia killed 19 people Sunday in three bomb attacks that targeted Mogadishu's main court complex and an aid convoy.
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In Mali, a war ends but instability lingersThe French drove out Islamist rebels in northern Mali. But can France and its African allies translate those victories into regional stability and peace?
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African warlord Joseph Kony catches a break (+video)
The hunted man is as weak as he's ever been. But the Central African Republic, the country that's hosting Kony's hunters, proved to be weaker yet.
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Terrorism & Security Hunt for Kony becomes a casualty of Central African Republic overthrow (+video)
The country's membership in the African Union has been suspended, putting a freeze on the AU's military effort there to catch notorious warlord Joseph Kony.
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Africa Monitor Eastern Congo's new peace process: What you need to know
In late February, 11 African nations signed a new 'vision document' for peace in the eastern Congo. Regional expert Meredith Hutchison breaks down what it could mean for the region's future.
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Miriam Makeba: A woman with 9 passports but no home (+video)
Miriam Makeba, who would have turned 81 today, is remembered as the renowned singer and activist Mama Africa. Her exile from South Africa caused a lifetime of pain, but it also led her to lead a life of service and empowerment.
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Ethiopia makes help difficult for world donors advocating civil society, rights
A well-known German foundation decamps from Ethiopia. Other long-time donors find new official agency and law restrictive and confusing.
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Africa Monitor In eastern Congo, a new peace deal brings halting optimism
Eleven countries signed a deal this week to bring troops and support to the conflict-ridden region, but stability is still a long way off, writes Tom Murphy.
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Africa Monitor Is a new peace process starting in eastern Congo?
Eleven heads of state will soon gather to sign an agreement meant to help end the latest wave of violence in the eastern Congo. But will it have the teeth to change the situation on the ground?
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Africa Monitor Chad's former dictator to be tried in Senegal for atrocities
Hissène Habré will become the first world leader to be prosecuted for crimes against humanity by another country's government. Could his trial set a precedent for future cases?
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Terrorism & Security France: Mali withdrawal is in sight
France said today that it hopes to withdraw its troops from Mali next month, but it's unclear what will fill the resulting power vacuum and continue the fight against jihadist forces.
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Will UN peacekeepers get deployed to Mali?
Some 45 African and Western nations and groups in Brussels push peacekeepers in Mali for the medium term, subject to 'appropriate mandate.'
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Why Argentina is reaching out to Iran
Argentina announced it would work with Iran to resolve a deadly 1994 anti-Semitic attack in Buenos Aires. Trade considerations underlie the deal.
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5 reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet
Africa’s experiment in a regional approach to security is serious and laudable, but it will take time to build credible capacity. Here are five reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet.
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Mugabe talks up reconciliation, but is it just 'lipstick on a frog'?
The Zimbabwean hardliner utters fine words and a new constitution is near at hand. But on the ground, repression is ongoing.
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Terrorism & Security Mali: French bring the troops, world now bringing the funds (+video)
International donors have pledged $455.53 million for an international campaign tackling Islamist militants in Mali.
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Opinion: Attacks in Mali, Libya, Algeria show why Africa still needs US support
Attacks by Islamist insurgents on US outposts in Benghazi, Libya, at a gas plant in Algeria, and in Mali expose several reasons for persistent security weakness across Africa. For one thing, many countries are too poor to supply the funds and soldiers for regional peace efforts.
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US recognizes Somalia government after two decades of anarchy
For the first time since 1991, the United States has recognized a government in the war-torn East African nation, setting the stage for strengthening political ties between the two countries.
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Facing rebels, Central African Republic's president consolidates power
Under a rebel insurgency, President Francois Bozize of Central African Republic took full control of the military, dismissing his son as acting defense minister. Other African nations have sent hundreds of soldiers to Central African Republic to help fight the rebels.
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In 2013, possibilities for stability from Somalia to South China SeaPolicymakers in many of the world's hot spots have a common New Year's wish: for unity to usher in and consolidate political and economic stability.
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After grenade attacks, Kenya wants Somali refugees in camps
In light of an uptick in violent attacks in Kenya over the past year, often linked to Somalia's Al-Shabab, Kenya recently ordered all refugees living in its urban areas to move to established refugee camps.
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Ethnic Somalis in Kenyan capital blamed for bombing minibus
Police fire tear gas to stop attacks on Somalis after a deadly bombing over the weekend that killed at least nine people.
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Mugabe sets elections for March, but will Zimbabwe be ready?
The elections would include both presidential and legislative contests. But critics say that too many political issues remain unresolved for elections to be fairly held in March.
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Child killed in Kenya church attack. Revenge for Kismayo?
A grenade attack on an Anglican Church in Kenya is widely seen as a response to Kenya's troops overrunning Kismayo, the final urban stronghold of the Islamist group Al Shabab.
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When Al Shabab's last stronghold falls, will a guerrilla war follow?
Kenyan soldiers launched an attack on Kismayo, the last stronghold of Islamist group Al Shabab in Somalia. But many worry that if Kismayo falls, Al Shabab may revert to terrorist attacks.
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