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Alex Vines

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Name: Alex Vines

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

African Union

The African Union at 50

2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). Founded on 25 May 1963, by representatives of 32 governments, the OAU was established to support African states in their decolonization process. It has since ... [Published Chatham House - 5 hours ago]

Entities: African Union, Organization of African Unity, Alex Vines, Security

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Organization of African Unity

African unity: half a century's checkered legacy

Fifty years since African leaders gathered enthusiastically to launch a common bloc, heads of state will meet this weekend to celebrate despite a patchy record and still struggling efforts to unite the continent.Today's 54-member African Union (AU) is ... [Published GlobalPost - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Organization of African Unity, Jakkie Cilliers, Alex Vines

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (Angola)

Angola matters to U.S. So what’s the problem?

By Alex Vines, Special to CNNEditor’s note: Alex Vines is director of Area Studies and International Law and heads the Angola Forum at Chatham House. He is also a senior lecturer at Coventry University. The views expressed are his own.Twenty years ago ... [Published CNN - May 17 2013]

Entities: Angola, United States, National Union for the Total Independence of An..., Alex Vines, Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Idriss Déby

Chad emerges as African power broker as France steps back

* Chad's Deby shrugs off rebellions to emerge as regional strongman* Steps into void left by weakness of traditional powers* France seeks ally as it seeks to disengage from regionBy John Irish and Daniel FlynnPARIS/DAKAR, May 8 (Reuters) - Chad's President ... [Published Reuters - May 08 2013]

Entities: Idriss Déby, Chad, France, Mali, François Bozizé

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 3 reports

United Nations

Combating African Crisis:Liberia- Cote d’Ivoire Experience To Be Utilized

Blue-helmeted United Nations peacekeepers deployed in African countries may soon have a new tool in their arsenal: the surveillance drone which security experts recommended to attack security problems at the common border between Liberia and Ivory Co ... [Published New Democrat - May 01 2013]

Entities: Côte d'Ivoire, Drone, Peacekeeping, Liberia, United Nations

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Heavy Regulation Ahead

Published on April 25, 2013 by Mark Lowe ·No Comments The provision of maritime security services in Nigeria is about to turned on its head; non-legal actors will be forced out of the country and the Nigerian Navy and National Security Agency will ... [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Nigeria, Maritime Security Review, Maritime Security

First reported Apr 20 2013 - Updated Apr 21 2013 - 2 reports

W.Africa piracy ‘takes root in Nigeria’

LAGOS: The piracy targeting the coast of West Africa takes root in the oil-slicked creeks of Nigeria’s southern delta, where militants steal millions of dollars of crude with the apparent help of security agencies, experts said Saturday.While the attacks ... [Published The Gulf Today - Apr 21 2013]

Entities: Somali Piracy, Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea, Alex Vines, Somalia

First reported Apr 18 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Côte d'Ivoire asks UN to replace peacekeepers with drones

Peacekeepers in Côte d'Ivoire could be substituted by drones in a further step towards greater use of the military aircraft in sub-Saharan Africa.The request was made by the UN envoy Youssoufou Bamba before planned cuts to Côte d'Ivoire's current 9 500 ... [Published Mail & Guardian Online - Apr 18 2013]

Entities: Côte d'Ivoire, Drone, Peacekeeping

First reported Apr 17 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Drones could replace peacekeepers in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast asks UN to consider using unmanned drones when peacekeeping forces are reduced later this yearPeacekeepers in Ivory Coast could be replaced by drones in a further step towards greater use of the military aircraft in sub-Saharan Africa.Ivory ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 17 2013]

Entities: Côte d'Ivoire, Drone, Peacekeeping

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Mozambique slips into abyss

Mozambique politics leave investors nervousIt's an Africa investor's worst nightmare: a country that has enjoyed relative peace and quiet for at least two decades, suddenly returning to its old ways and descending into chaos.Investors have seen that scenario ... [Published Zawya.com - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Mozambique, Liquefied Natural Gas, Alex Vines, Tete (Mozambique)

First reported Apr 04 2013 - Updated Apr 04 2013 - 1 reports

Sudan Grants Amnesty to Political Prisoners

By Ryan Aliman Impunity Watch Reporter, Africa KHARTOUM, Sudan – On Tuesday, Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir officially declared that all political prisoners will be freed. Opposition leaders were arrested in January for allegedly planning ... [Published Impunity Watch - Apr 04 2013]

Entities: Sudan, Political Prisoners, Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir

First reported Mar 28 2013 - Updated Mar 28 2013 - 2 reports

Central African Republic Rebel Leader Faces Challenges

(DAKAR, Senegal) — Michel Djotodia showed up for peace talks a few months ago in camouflage and a turban as the face of Central African Republic’s rebel movement. Now he has traded those fatigues for a suit as the country’s new self-declared leader after ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - Mar 28 2013]

Entities: Central African Republic, François Bozizé, Alex Vines

Quotes

Between 2003 and 2012, 12 coups took place in Africa, and the AU suspended eight countries, showing the AU's "willingness to oppose unconstitutional changes of government" , Vines added

African unity: half a century's checkered legacy [Published GlobalPost - 17 hours ago]

"that the french did not help bozize contributed to his downfall, but the kingmaker was clearly chad" says Alex Vines, head of the Africa programme at Britain’s Chatham House international affairs think-tank

Deby turning into African strongman [Published BDlive - May 09 2013]

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The African Union at 50 [Published Chatham House - 5 hours ago]
African unity: half a century's checkered legacy [Published GlobalPost - 17 hours ago]
Insecurity on the high seas troubles ECOWAS na... [Published Vanguard - May 22 2013]
Angola matters to U.S. So what’s the problem? [Published CNN - May 17 2013]
Deby turning into African strongman [Published BDlive - May 09 2013]
Chad emerges as African power broker as France ... [Published Reuters - May 08 2013]
Combating African Crisis:Liberia- Cote d’Ivoire... [Published New Democrat - May 01 2013]
U.N. to use drones over Africa [Published Yahoo! News - Apr 30 2013]
Blue helmet drones? UN prepares to send drones ... [Published Christian Science Monitor - Apr 30 2013]
Heavy Regulation Ahead [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 25 2013]
W.Africa piracy ‘takes root in Nigeria’ [Published The Gulf Today - Apr 21 2013]
Experts: West Africa piracy takes root in Nigeria [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 20 2013]
Côte d'Ivoire asks UN to replace peacekeepers w... [Published Mail & Guardian Online - Apr 18 2013]
Drones could replace peacekeepers in Ivory Coast [Published Guardian.co.uk - Apr 17 2013]
Mozambique slips into abyss [Published Zawya.com - Apr 15 2013]
Sudan Grants Amnesty to Political Prisoners [Published Impunity Watch - Apr 04 2013]
Central African Republic Rebel Leader Faces Cha... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - Mar 28 2013]
Central African Republic Rebel Leader Faces Cha... [Published The China Blog - Mar 28 2013]
Mali: L'intervention africaine au Mali va domin... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Jan 25 2013]
Mali: Mali crisis set to dominate AU summit [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Jan 25 2013]
Mali: Le conflit malien fait courir des risques... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Jan 15 2013]
Mali: Mali crisis poses high-stakes risks for A... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Jan 15 2013]

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Heavy Regulation Ahead [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 25 2013] Published on April 25, 2013 by Mark Lowe ·No Comments The provision of maritime security services in Nigeria is about to turned on its head; non-legal actors will be forced out of the country and the Nigerian Navy and National Security Agency will ...
Experts: West Africa piracy takes root in Nigeria [Published MaritimeSecurity.Asia - Apr 20 2013] LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The piracy targeting the coast of West Africa takes root in the oil-slicked creeks of Nigeria‘s southern delta, where militants steal millions of dollars of crude with the apparent help of security agencies, experts said Saturday. ...
Sudan Grants Amnesty to Political Prisoners [Published Impunity Watch - Apr 04 2013] By Ryan Aliman Impunity Watch Reporter, Africa KHARTOUM, Sudan – On Tuesday, Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir officially declared that all political prisoners will be freed. Opposition leaders were arrested in January for allegedly planning ...
Central African Republic Rebel Leader Faces Cha... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - Mar 28 2013] (DAKAR, Senegal) — Michel Djotodia showed up for peace talks a few months ago in camouflage and a turban as the face of Central African Republic’s rebel movement. Now he has traded those fatigues for a suit as the country’s new self-declared leader after ...
Central African Republic Rebel Leader Faces Cha... [Published The China Blog - Mar 28 2013] (DAKAR, Senegal) — Michel Djotodia showed up for peace talks a few months ago in camouflage and a turban as the face of Central African Republic’s rebel movement. Now he has traded those fatigues for a suit as the country’s new self-declared leader after ...