Month: March 2012

This is part of a series of reports on the crisis in northern Mali exploring the MNLA rebellion, and the impact of AQIM Mopti in central Mali had a thriving tourism industry a few years […]

In a trendy coffee shop in the Jordanian capital, Amman, 20- and 30-somethings smoking sheesha pipes are playing the role of international aid agencies from their laptops. Largely restricted by the Syrian government, traditional humanitarian […]

Our democracy is still alive because it is supported by the various political parties that feed it with the much-needed input. It remains relatively stable despite the obvious shortcomings of the various governments that have […]

Mali is facing its “worst humanitarian crisis for 20 years”, brought on by a combination of food insecurity affecting around three million, some 93,500 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Mali, whose whereabouts and status […]

Hamed, 19, has a captive market for his goods, but only for frenetic 90-second bursts: once the traffic lights change on Khartoum’s Nile Avenue, potential customers for his packs of tissues drive on, sending Hamed […]

The apocalyptic vision presented on cinema screens of a world devoid of food (Hunger Games) or with too much water (Waterworld) as a result of climate change, is not as far-fetched as some may think. […]

Bundespräsident Joachim Gauck ist am 26. März 2012 zu einem Antrittsbesuch in die Republik Polen gereist. Dies ist die erste Reise des neugewählten Staatsoberhauptes ins Ausland. Begleitet von seiner Lebenspartnerin Daniela Schadt ist er am […]

Senegal’s octogenarian ruler, Abdoulaye Wade, has hit the brick wall in his attempt to extend his 12-year rule. He has been soundly trounced in Sunday’s Presidential run off. Even before the official results could be […]