Abdelkader Abderrahmane is a geopolitical researcher and international consultant on African peace and security issues. He is also part of the Brehon Advisory Ltd adviser board and previously held a senior research position with the Institute for Security Studies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMorocco's admission to the African Union: a Pyrrhus victory for Rabat
Morocco’s admission to the African Union after decades of absence was received as a victory, but what does it mean...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Sahel: north-west Africa’s security weakest link
In addition to terrorism, the Sahel faces a host of thorny intertwined issues, which if not dealt with could plunge...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLibya, the Fezzan, egoism and the danger of self-interest
The survival of Libya depends very much on the fate of the Fezzan region and on Libyans’ willingness to dialogue and...
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Published in: openSecurityMorocco, UN myopia and the Libyan crisis
It may be understandable that the UN should clutch at any straws to address the miasma in Libya. But Morocco...
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Published in: openSecurityLibya: the pressing need for dialogue
The western intervention in Libya in 2011 failed to recognise the complex warp and weft of its pre-democratic tribal...
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Published in: openSecurityFrançafrique and Africa’s security
Crises in Francophone Africa, as in Mali and the Central African Republic, cannot be solved by military action by...