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End of a coup

While countries to its north and west fight bloody civil conflicts, there some positive news from Niger today, where the military handed power to a civilian government, 14 months after a coup: The BBC's Idy Baraou says Mr Issoufou was sworn in at...

Published Thu, Apr 07 2011 4:15 PM by FP Passport

Original Sin - By Wolfgang Munchau

The seeds of the euro crisis are as old as the euro itself. Read More...

Published Thu, Apr 07 2011 2:48 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Financial crisis, Default, Free, Web Exclusive, Argument

Markets in everything: Report Mexican drug money, keep some

Curious what the Marginal Revolution folks would make of Mexico's newest plan to encourage citizens to report money laundering: Under the new reward plan, those who report crimes of suspected money laundering – by phone, e-mail, or face-to-face –...

Published Thu, Apr 07 2011 10:53 AM by FP Passport

Nigerian elections postponed. Again.

Nigeria's hoping that the third time's a charm. After two previous delays in the country's scheduled voting, today the balloting was pushed back again. Speaking at a news conference this afternoon from Abuja, the head of the country's...

Published Thu, Apr 07 2011 10:14 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Bahrain rulers tighten grip on power

Bahrain rulers tighten grip on power Top story: Following Saudi Arabia's intervention in Bahrain last month, Bahrain's ruling family has cracked down on the nascent protest movement. Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa has instituted emergency...

Published Thu, Apr 07 2011 5:10 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Old Georgian lady accidentally knocks out Armenia's Internet

In a story that will not exactly fill you with confidence about the robustness of the world's communications networks, an elderly Georgian woman (not the one pictured above... as far as I know) scavenging for scrap metal accidentally knocked out Internet...

Published Wed, Apr 06 2011 3:17 PM by FP Passport

Welcome to Azania/Jubaland: The world's newest pseudostate

In addition to Somaliland and Puntland, it appears Somalia may now be home to a brand new semiautonomous region , Azania -- confusingly also sometimes called Jubaland . Alex Thurston writes : Jubaland/Azania now has a president, former Somalia Defence...

Published Wed, Apr 06 2011 2:46 PM by FP Passport

ICC to investigate crimes in Ivory Coast

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, issued a statement today indicating that his team may request the authorization to open a full-fledged investigation into atrocities committed in recent months in the Ivory Coast. The...

Published Wed, Apr 06 2011 9:42 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Ivory Coast strongman surrounded

Ivory Coast strongman surrounded Top news: Representatives of embattled Ivory Coast strong man Laurent Gbagbo are reportedly negotiating the terms of his surrender , as forces loyal to internationally recognized president Alassane Ouattara have reportedly...

Published Wed, Apr 06 2011 5:45 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Endgame in Abidjan

When French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe announced that outgoing Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo was in negotiations to surrender, he hailed the resolution of the crisis as a success by the international community. "Today, France can be proud...

Published Tue, Apr 05 2011 12:58 PM by FP Passport

"He only wanted a better Bahrain"

At 3 .a.m on March 30, policemen entered the home of blogger Mohammed Al-Maskati, who had been covering recent events in Bahrain by Twitter ( @emoodz ) and video. The men were wearing masks, and didnt show ID; they didn't say where -- or for how long...

Published Tue, Apr 05 2011 11:52 AM by FP Passport

Who was behind the Russian LiveJournal attack?

The Cyrillic-alphabet segment of LiveJournal -- the most popular blogging software program in Russia, is recovering from a massive DDOS attack on Sunday and Monday. The Moscow Times reports that the sophistication of the attack has lead many bloggers...

Published Tue, Apr 05 2011 11:40 AM by FP Passport

Africa thinks twice about nuclear power

One of our 2010 "Stories You Missed" was the increasing number of African countries looking to go nuclear as the continent's energy needs grow. The most recent, as of the time of writing, was Senegal, which hoped to have its first plant...

Published Tue, Apr 05 2011 10:15 AM by FP Passport

President Sweet Micky

Preliminary results suggest that pop star Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly has crushed former First Lady Mirland Manigat in Haiti's presidential runoff -- a dramatic reversal of fortune after the first round of voting didn't even initially...

Published Tue, Apr 05 2011 9:19 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Fighting continues at Brega

Fighting continues at Brega Top news: Rebels and pro-Qaddafi forces continued to trade fire in the oil town of Brega as international airstrikes continued. A western airstrike destroyed two of Qaddafi's vehicles today. The rebels have reportedly put...

Published Tue, Apr 05 2011 5:51 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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End of a coup

Original Sin - By Wolfgang Munchau

Markets in everything: Report Mexican drug money, keep some

Nigerian elections postponed. Again.

Morning Brief: Bahrain rulers tighten grip on power

Old Georgian lady accidentally knocks out Armenia's Internet

Welcome to Azania/Jubaland: The world's newest pseudostate

ICC to investigate crimes in Ivory Coast

Morning Brief: Ivory Coast strongman surrounded

Endgame in Abidjan

"He only wanted a better Bahrain"

Who was behind the Russian LiveJournal attack?

Africa thinks twice about nuclear power

President Sweet Micky

Morning Brief: Fighting continues at Brega