Week Commencing: February 6, 2012

Libya enjoys political flowering ahead of elections

February 6, 2012

“A nation without democracy means nothing,” Sedeg Karim, leader of the fledgling Democratic National Party (DNP), told the men, mostly middle-aged professionals. While Libya’s interim rulers struggle to maintain control after a nine-month civil war culminated in the capture and (Continue Reading…)

Qaddafi’s Weapons, Taken by Old Allies, Reinvigorate an Insurgent Army in Mali

February 5, 2012

Veronique de Viguerie Hundreds of Tuareg rebels have recently stormed towns in Mali’s northern desert. More Photos » BAMAKO, Mali — In life, he delighted in fomenting insurgencies in the African nations to the south. And in death, Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi is doing (Continue Reading…)