But even if the Elysée is willing to extend a helping hand to Abuja, it is not without some conditions.
Nigeria’s unification centenary rings hollows
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Ugandan newspaper’s “top 200 homos” list sets troubling precedent
Only a day after Uganda’s president signed into law draconian anti-gay legislation, one leading daily tabloid has published a list of what it called the country’s “top 200 homos.”
France’s Africa problem keeps getting worse
The spat threatens to draw Paris into a sensitive issue on the African continent, which it has more or less skirted around successfully – until now.
Mugabe’s innovative solution to prison food shortages? Amnesty.
Mugabe may have a chance here to parley his clemency into some political clout.
Mali’s junta purge continues amid tensions in North
With troops mired down in the Central African Republic, France needs its Mali success to remain just that.
Rape trial threatens Tunisia’s good press
That a rape victim found herself on trial is sadly not unique to Tunisia’s justice system.
Lebanese tribunal, ICC stumble at the starting gates
Ntaganda’s trial – like the Hariri proceeding — is taking place some ten years after the crimes in question, and, given the ICC’s track record, will likely drag on for years.
Q&A: Daveed Gartenstein-Ross digs into Al Qaeda in Tunisia
Gartenstein-Ross talks about AST’s post-Arab Spring evolution in Tunisia – and the group’s possible future.
Nigerian military fumbles in Borno state, as health services erode
In fact, the government’s bumbling tactics have largely helped the militant group by alienating local populations.
Jailed Tunisian comic sparks solidarity movement
Mejri’s is not the first case to garner international support; Tunisian activists like Amina Sboui – also charged with transgressing morality – attracted a firestorm of outside attention last year, as did jailed rapper Weld el 15.
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