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Implications of Political Change in the Central African Republic

Daniel Wagner | Posted 01.07.2013 | World
Read More: Al Qaeda, Democratic Republic of Congo, President Bozize, Central African Republic, Ben Ali, Sunni Islam, Arabic, Berber, France, Wa Kodro Salute Patriotic Convention (CPSK), Sub-Saharan Africa, Democratic Front of Central African People (FDPC), Union of Democratic Forces for Unity (UFDR), Libya, Mubarak, Middle East and North Africa, Sudan, Seleka, Chad, Nigeria, Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace (CPJP), Eccas, World News
Daniel Wagner

If we consider what has happened in countries such as Mali and Sudan, and what is now happening in the CAR, it appears that radical political change in the failed or failing states of SSA is the new normal.

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How an Arab Police Force Mends Its Ways

Joseph Braude | Posted 12.29.2012 | World
Read More: Political Reform, Arab World, Security Services, Intelligence, Arab Spring, Security Apparatus, Police, Morocco, Rule of Law, Policing, Bahrain, King Muhammad VI, Casablanca, Democratic Policing, Berber, Syria, World News
Joseph Braude

Like other Arab states over the past two years, Morocco has seen demonstrations by young people demanding political reform -- yet in contrast to neighboring countries, calls for the toppling of the king are relatively rare.

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The Sahara Is Lost

Ben Barber | Posted 09.04.2012 | World
Read More: West Africa, Sahara Desert, Islamist, Berber, Mali, Refugees, Tuareg, Al Qaeda, Sufi Shrines, Timbuktu Shrines, World News
Ben Barber

After 14 centuries, Islamist Arabs have once more conquered the Berbers of North Africa. The Sahara is lost again.

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Rock the Eco-Kasbah in Morocco

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 09.07.2011 | Green
Read More: Green Prophet, Slow Food, Eco-Travel, Morocco, North Africa, Kasbah Du Toubkal, Berber, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

Built by a British-Berber partnership and hugged by one of the most stunning vistas you can imagine, the Kasbah du Toubkal is an absolute must in Morocco.

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