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Is Mali's Captain Sanogo losing control of the ship?
17/01/2013 - MALI

Is Mali's Captain Sanogo losing control of the ship?

Since he led the March 22, 2012, coup, Captain Amadou Sanogo has been the real power in Mali. But is the French military intervention shaking up the power dynamic in the capital of Bamako?
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French special forces battle rebels in central Mali
17/01/2013 - MALI - FRANCE

French special forces battle rebels in central Mali

A major French ground offensive got under way in Mali on Wednesday, with French special forces clashing with Islamist fighters in the central Malian town of Diabaly amid reports of rebels hiding in houses among civilians.
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Al Shabaab tweets photos of slain French soldier
14/01/2013 - FRANCE - SOMALIA

Al Shabaab tweets photos of slain French soldier

In a propaganda coup for al Shabaab and an embarrassment for France, the Somali militant group released photos Monday of what appeared to be a dead French soldier captured during Saturday’s failed French military raid in Somalia.
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Slain PKK member was a rebel with a cause
12/01/2013 - FRANCE

Slain PKK member was a rebel with a cause

Sakine Cansiz, one of the founders of the outlawed Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK), led a tough life that included stints on the frontlines and in notorious Turkish jails, making her a legend in PKK ranks.
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Tana Delta Blues: A deadly mix of land grabs, ethnic strife and politics
15/01/2013 - KENYA

Tana Delta Blues: A deadly mix of land grabs, ethnic strife and politics

A potent mix of politics, economics, old ethnic scores and new alliances has turned this remote corner of eastern Kenya into a cauldron of violence that has cast a shadow over the upcoming March 4 elections.
Can Egypt’s Islamist Winter give way to a Liberal Spring?
14/12/2012 - EGYPT

Can Egypt’s Islamist Winter give way to a Liberal Spring?

Marginalised in post-revolutionary Egypt, the country’s liberal opposition has united against President Mohammed Morsi’s controversial new measures. But is the resurgence sustainable?
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Afghan acid attack victim gets her Bollywood moment
04/12/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Afghan acid attack victim gets her Bollywood moment

When armed men splashed "Sameera" with corrosive acid last year, they thought they were effectively crushing the Afghan girl's dreams – and that they could get away with it. But they were wrong on both counts, as change comes to Afghanistan.
Reopening the mystery of Yasser Arafat’s death
27/11/2012 - PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Reopening the mystery of Yasser Arafat’s death

The remains of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat were exhumed early on Tuesday so that French, Swiss and Russian experts could reexamine clues to the cause of his death. But can they solve one of the Mideast’s greatest mysteries?
Morsi vs. judges: Egyptian crisis gets ‘bizarrely legal’
26/11/2012 - EGYPT

Morsi vs. judges: Egyptian crisis gets ‘bizarrely legal’

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi meets with senior judges Monday in a bid to negotiate an end to the deadly crisis that erupted following his latest edicts granting himself sweeping powers.
‘New pharaoh’ Morsi confronts pyramid of woes
25/11/2012 - EGYPT

‘New pharaoh’ Morsi confronts pyramid of woes

If Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi believed his increased stature after brokering this week's Hamas-Israel ceasefire would help him muscle through new decrees granting him sweeping powers, he appears to have made a miscalculation.
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