North Africa Weekly: February 4, 2026
…Radar The headlines shaping politics, security, and economics across North Africa and the Sahel. AL JAZEERA Sudan’s war displacement crisis peaks as millions consider returning to destroyed homes Sudan has…
An Assessment of the UN Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect
…to Violence that Could Lead to Atrocity Crimes,” New York, 2017, 9, available from https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/documents/publications-and-resources/Plan_of_Action_Religious-rev5.pdf; Secretary-General, “Remarks on the Launch of the Fez Plan of Action,” New York, 14 July…
Yun Sun quoted in South China Morning Post on China’s Middle East Role
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman begins his first official visit to Beijing on Wednesday, placing China’s increasingly active role in the Middle East in the spotlight once again. -snip- Sun noted…
From Nairobi to the Future–Civil Society’s Role in Global Governance
This podcast, aims to shine the spotlight on the people engaged with some of the most fascinating goings-on in our human world, from UN officials to storytellers, and from grassroots…
News roundup for March 29
THE HINDU: Successful anti-satellite missile test puts India in elite club [by Dinekar Peri] – Frank O’Donnell quoted – March 27 NEWS RELEASES AND SELECTED STORIES ABC NEWS: Now in…
North Africa Regional Outlook: March 18, 2026
…of Gas Offshore Libya Eni confirmed two new offshore gas discoveries (Bahr Essalam South 2 and 3) totaling over 1 trillion cubic feet in the Metlaoui Formation, 85 km off…
The North Korean Economy—June 2019: Kim Jong Un’s Reforestation Plans: The Dilemma of Forests Versus Food and Fuel
…the annual rainy season. Much more so than his predecessors, Kim has put a spotlight on the problem and more frankly described its systemic causes as he wrestles with a…
Jenny Town Comments on Suspended Operations in North Korea
Now in the spotlight, dissident group linked to North Korean break-in suspends operations A shadowy North Korean opposition group accused of a brazen raid of the North Korean embassy in…