Africa

Destertec can be much more than a “Eurotunnel” project for Europe’s energy

Tue, 07/08/2012 - 07:40
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Mon, 06/08/2012

Destertec can be much more than a “Eurotunnel” project for Europe’s energy

06 August 2012.

“It is great once you have it but a nightmare getting there,” was the response from Paul van Son, CEO of the Desertec Industrial Initiative, to this opening question during his presentation of the “Desertec” project at the German Marshall Fund’s latest roundtable discussion on the potential for the development of renewable energy in North Africa and linking it into Europe through five interconnectors.

Al Qaeda’s Arab Comeback: Capitalizing on Chaos in Syria, Mali

Fri, 03/08/2012 - 07:23
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Mon, 30/07/2012

Al Qaeda’s Arab Comeback: Capitalizing on Chaos in Syria, Mali

July 30, 2012

Al Qaeda has exploited the Arab Spring to create its largest safe havens and operational bases in more than a decade across the Arab world. In the 18 months since the Arab revolutions first began, al Qaeda has grown stronger, despite founder Osama bin Laden’s death and a lack of mass appeal.

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