Monthly Archives: "December 2012"

Lakhdar Brahimi, United Nations Arab League envoy met with president Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Monday and after seating down on talks declared that the hopes for a negotiated agreement between the parties are becoming...

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The explosion took place in the Nangarhar area and sources report nine or ten victims, all being young girls. The girls were collecting firewood officials said, when a landmine exploded after it was probably hit...

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Signs that the Syrian conflict is seen as an imminent danger in the international community can be seen this week, as Russia, one of Syria’s government allies, has sent warships to the Mediterranean. The final...

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Reports say that minutes after the US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had left the airbase in Kandahar where he visited the stationed US troops an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near the field. The Taliban...

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The ICC acquitted today, December 18th 2012, a Congolese rebel leader of all the war crimes he was accused of. For the first time yet, the Court decided to let Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui go, in...

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The Syrian vice-president, Farouq al-Sharaa, has not been making much appearance since the conflict started and despite his position, has not been known for fighting alongside Bashar Al-Assad. He also says that Syria does not...

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On Monday, December 10th, the Malian Prime Minister Cheik Modibo Diarra had been arrested at his residence by the solders from Kati military base. A couple of hours later, Diarra appeared on Malian national television...

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In Morocco on Wednesday, the Syrian National Coalition gained even larger international support than before. At this moment, the Coalition is backed by more than 100 countries, which means greater assistance for the opposition fighting...

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Nigeria: A Brief Chronology

December 12, 2012

800 BCE- First organized society develops on the Jos plateau: the Nok. 900 – Yoruba people develop a capital at Ife. Edo is capital of Kingdom of Benin. Both are in the south west of...

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Cameroon: Conflict Profile

December 12, 2012

Country Profile Geography From a geographical point of view, Cameroon is located under the armpit of Africa. It is bounded by Nigeria to the West, Chad to the North, Central African Republic to the East...

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