Posted on Wed, January 16, 2013 at 17:08 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Malian Security Service Arrests Cheibani Ould Hama

Cheibani has been accused of various kidnappings and terrorist killings… Continue reading

Topics: Maghreb • Mali • Saudi Arabia • Security and Defense • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sat, February 18, 2012 at 00:48 am CET
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From Magharebia: Mauritanian President Rates Sahel Security

The security vacuum in northern Mali endangers the entire Sahel region, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz warns… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Maghreb • Mali • Mauritania • Security and Defense 
Posted on Thu, March 17, 2011 at 00:02 am CET
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Crisis and Civil War in Libya

Here’s an (self)interview by Barry Rubin with Barry Rubin about what’s happening in Libya and U.S. foreign policy… Continue reading

Topics: Libya War • Maghreb • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, January 19, 2011 at 01:37 am CET
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WikiLeaks: France Under Fire over Support for Tunisia

The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, was accused Monday of tacitly propping up dictatorship in north Africa and of botched diplomacy in France’s ambivalent response to… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • Europe • France • Saudi Arabia • Tunisia • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, January 7, 2011 at 20:28 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Moroccan Royals Accused of Corruption

Morocco’s royal family is using the institutions of the state to “coerce and solicit bribes” in the country’s lucrative real estate sector, according to a leaked report from American diplomats… Continue reading

Topics: Morocco • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, January 7, 2011 at 19:30 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: U.S. Requests Sahel Surveillance Flights

Algerian government slow to respond to signals intelligence overflight permission for areas of Mauritania and Mali where al-Qaida operates. The move is part of… Continue reading

Topics: Algeria • Mali • Mauritania • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, January 5, 2011 at 18:40 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Algeria New U.S. Ally against al-Qaida in Islamic Maghreb

Algeria’s government was badly shaken by al-Qaida bombings three years ago as the terrorist organisation opened a new front in north Africa and the country’s “sclerotic and suspicious” security forces struggled… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Algeria • Counter-terrorism • Mali • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Sun, January 2, 2011 at 16:55 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: U.S. Embassy Cables Deeply Unflattering about Tunisia

Deeply unflattering reports from the US embassy in Tunis, released by WikiLeaks, make no bones about the state of the small Maghreb country, widely considered one of the most repressive in… Continue reading

Topics: Tunisia • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Wed, December 29, 2010 at 15:15 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: President of Mali Links Drug Trafficking to Terrorism

When an unidentified plane crashed into the desert in northern Mali in November 2009, it was immediately suspected of smuggling cocaine from Latin America. The west African route to the lucrative European markets had been growing in… Continue reading

Topics: Al-Qaeda • Algeria • Funding Islamic Terrorism • Hezbollah • Libya • Mali • United States of America • Venezuela • WikiLeaks