Algeria awaits change after 50 years under ruling party ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria is a young country ruled by old men. A generation of leaders who won their spurs during Algeria's 1954-62 independence war against France remains in power, having defeated... (photo: AP / Sidali Djarboub) Reuters Algeria Arab Spring Photos Politics Wikipedia: Politics of Algeria |
Viewpoint: Can Kenya avoid election bloodshed? Four years after the worst political crisis since it gained independence in 1963, pre-election tensions are mounting in Kenya. Writer Gray Phombeah believes the country is set for more bloody clashes... (photo: AP / Khalil Senosi) BBC News Africa Kenya Photos Politics Wikipedia: Kenyan general election, 2013 |
Syria stands between Egypt and Iran By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani CAIRO - The election of the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi to the presidency this summer was followed by a flurry of conjecture that the restoration of... (photo: AP / Presidency Office) Asia Times Egypt Iran Photos Syria Wikipedia: Egypt–Iran relations |
Jihadists' rise in Arab world threatens region's stability The proliferation of militant jihadi groups across the Arab world is posing a new threat to the region's stability, presenting fresh challenges to emerging democracies and undermining prospects for a... (photo: AP / Raad Adayleh) The Independent Mideast Photos Politics Terrorism Wikipedia: Arab Spring |
Malema: Zim is an inspiration to Africa Harare - Expelled ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has called on South African whites to surrender land and minerals resources because “when they came from Europe they did not carry any... (photo: AP / Denis Farrell) Independent online (SA) Business Photos Politics SAfrica Wikipedia: Julius Malema |