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Afghan election aftermath to be tackled by UN troubleshooter
Daily Telegraph The United Nations is flying one of its top election experts into Kabul to help break Afghanistan’s political deadlock, as preparations get underway for a possible second round of...
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Afghan election runoff: As officials scramble, some voters dig in heels
Christian Science Monitor Some Afghans say they are tired of the election’s toll on lives and business. A runoff between President Karzai and Dr. Abdullah is slated for Nov. 7. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN No...
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Taliban attack UN Kabul guesthouse in attempt to upend Afghan runoff
Christian Science Monitor Gunmen stormed a Kabul guesthouse popular with UN workers Wednesday in what the Taliban called the first of more attacks ahead of Afghanistan’s Nov. 7 runoff election. KABUL,...
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West’s ally in volatile region is rocked by soldier’s revolt
The Times Within 24 hours Mali’s stable democracy has reached the brink of civil war, reports Julius Cavendish in Bamako Mali was on the brink of civil war last night after mutinous soldiers led by a...
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Clinging to power
The Economist EVERY morning a bus caked in dust pulls into Bamako bringing the latest rumours of war. Looking dazed and dehydrated after 24 hours on the road, Mohammad Maiga explains how Tuareg...
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Death in the desert
The Economist Two French reporters are killed in an attack that bears the hallmarks of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb IT WAS brutal and perhaps unexpected. Two French journalists in the northern...
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Hurry up, or it’ll be too late
The Economist As Mali’s feuding parties dither, the extremists may get stronger again IN THE lobby of Bamako’s El-Farouq hotel, Ould Mohamed Ousmane Omar, a middle-aged Malian Arab whose life has been...
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Mali and the Sahel: The war is far from over
The Economist The humiliation of Mali’s army and government is a rude reminder that the wider region is still a hive of instability SEVEN weeks ago Moussa Mara was the rising star of Malian politics....
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