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The articles below are the most recent additions to the North Africa Region category of Africa InfoServ. To read an article, click on its title. To see more North Africa Region articles or to search a particular topic, click on Africa Archive. Articles marked with a magnifying glass ( Longer, analytical article. ) are longer, more analytical pieces.

Countries in this region include: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara.

1. Delivered Into Enemy Hands
Author: Human Rights Watch Date Written: 9 September 2012
Primary Category: North Africa Region Document Origin: Human Rights Watch
Secondary Category: Human Rights Source URL: http://www.hrw.org/
Key Words: Libya, torture, Gaddafi, opponents, US, UK

Summary & Comment: The United States government during the Bush administration tortured opponents of Muammar Gaddafi, then transferred them to mistreatment in Libya, according to accounts by former detainees and recently uncovered CIA and UK Secret Service documents. Not only did the US deliver Gaddafi his enemies on a silver platter but it seems the CIA tortured man . . . [expand]
2. Cairo rejects Iranian criticisms of Mursi speech
Author: Sawsan Abu-Husain Date Written: 1 September 2012
Primary Category: North Africa Region Document Origin: Asharq Al-Awsat
Secondary Category: -none- Source URL: http://www.asharq-e.com/
Key Words: Egypt, Iran, Syria, Mohammed Mursi, Non-Aligned Movement summit,

Summary & Comment: Egypt rejected the Iranian criticism of President Mohamed Mursi’s speech at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran, during which he slammed the Syrian regime as “oppressive” and urged support for rebels seeking to topple al-Assad. Iran’s state-run Radio and Television services also came under fire for reportedly tampering with the translation of . . . [expand]
3. Longer, analytical article. Egypt and Iran: Old enemies become new friends?
Author: Yolande Knell Date Written: 24 August 2012
Primary Category: North Africa Region Document Origin: BBC News Middle East
Secondary Category: -none- Source URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Key Words: Egypt, Iran, Mohammed Mursi,

Summary & Comment: Egypt’s new President, Mohammed Mursi, wants to signal the new direction for his foreign policy with the countries he chooses to visit on his first trips abroad since taking office two months ago. No Egyptian leader has set foot in Tehran since the mid-1970s. Diplomatic relations broke down after Cairo signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979 and . . . [expand]
4. Tunisia: Confronting social and economic challenges
Author: International Crisis Group Date Written: 6 June 2012
Primary Category: North Africa Region Document Origin: Middle East/North Africa Report N°124
Secondary Category: -none- Source URL: http://www.crisisgroup.org/
Key Words: Tunisia, economy, politics

Summary & Comment: Eighteen months after initiating the Arab spring, Tunisia still can boast of an ongoing, successful transition. Yet formidable social and economic challenges, such as rising unemployment, stark regional inequalities, and corruption, threaten to halt progress. Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali’s government, which took office in late December 2011, has i . . . [expand]
5. Egypt: Call for media professionals to declare involvement in the Presidential campaigns
Author: The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information Date Written: 6 June 2012
Primary Category: North Africa Region Document Origin: The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information
Secondary Category: Media Source URL: http://www.anhri.net/
Key Words: Egypt, journalists, election campaigns, transparency

Summary & Comment: A coalition for human rights information within Arabic journalism calls on the two Presidential candidates to respect the ethics of work and assets of the media by announcing the names of professional journalists who work in these campaigns , and for these journalists to leave their jobs temporarily in the media until the end of the second round of . . . [expand]
6. Longer, analytical article. Egypt:The first round of the presidential elections
Author: Samir Amin Date Written: 31 May 2012
Primary Category: North Africa Region Document Origin: Pambazuka News, Issue 587
Secondary Category: -none- Source URL: http://www.pambazuka.org
Key Words: Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, military, revolution

Summary & Comment: "The first round of the presidential elections was organized to produce the result that Washington and the Egyptian ruling power are pursuing, that is, to reinforce the alliance between the two pillars of the system, the high command of the Army and the Moslem Brotherhood...the two partners must still find a solution to their competition and d . . . [expand]
7. Longer, analytical article. An ongoing disaster: Libya, Africa and Africom
Author: Dan Glazebrook Date Written: 27 May 2012
Primary Category: North Africa Region Document Origin: Counterpunch
Secondary Category: -none- Source URL: http://www.counterpunch.org
Key Words: Libya, USA, NATO. AFRICOM, colonialism

Summary & Comment: This is an alternative interpretation of NATO’s aims in Africa via its Libyan involvement. especially has it provided a foothold for the US Military to establish bases in several countries, and to do joint manoeuvres with 12 countries in 2012. Glazebrook’s conclusion: "The new military colonialism in Africa must not be allowed to advance anoth . . . [expand]

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