The Contest Over Peace and Security in Africa.
The dominant interventionist approach to peace and security in Africa by-passes the hard work of creating domestic political consensus and instead imposes models of government favoured by western powers
allAfrica.com:The Contest Over Peace and Security in Africa
February 7, 2012
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Hitting rock bottom…(Houses in Ireland)
February 5, 2012
There is an ongoing debate about the time that property prices are likely to bottom out in Ireland, there are many different timeframes in circulation, but what do YOU think?
Pambazuka – President Wade vs. the people: Senegal is in danger
February 2, 2012
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President Wade vs. the people: Senegal is in danger.
The events going on in Senegal are defying the most basic assumptions held about Senegal’s democracy
The Pop Star and the President – By Tim Judah | Foreign Policy
February 1, 2012
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The Pop Star and the President – By Tim Judah | Foreign Policy.
The big news this week is that Abdoulaye Wade, Senegal’s geriatric president, is breathing a sigh of relief. The constitution says he can only run for two consecutive terms, but on Friday the constitutional court of this West African country ruled that this did not apply to him. It also decided that Youssou N’Dour, the global pop superstar and the country’s greatest export, who had thrown his hat into the ring, was not eligible to run.
Peter "Just Loves Flying" 