There's a case to be made for a sustainable recovery for Libya's war-damaged energy industry.

The major powers are once again being reminded that West-leaning liberal democracies require more than just the absence of tyranny to take root.

Anis H. Bajrektarevic scours the past, present, and future of the MENA region, all the while asking one simple question: where is the counter-narrative?

Examining the long-term strategic ramifications of America’s military presence in Africa.

In about a month, the Libyan people will go to the polls and elect an assembly responsible for drafting a new constitution. In the wave of self-congratulation that is sure to precede this historic event, one could easily lose sight of one important fact: the Libyan state is still largely a work of fiction.

The honeymoon period for Africa’s newest state came and went in the blink of an eye and South Sudan finds itself once more on the path to war.

According to a 2011 survey from the Pew Research Centre, 76 percent of Nigerians have a generally positive view of China.

With the rebel net tightening around a besieged Tripoli, it won’t be long before the NATO-rebel campaign to oust Colonel Gaddafi comes to a close. Now, the next battle for Libya can begin.

As Africa’s newest country sets about building up its own army, political institutions and identity, the threat of renewed conflict with the North still looms.

Syrian President Bashar Assad has deployed all of the usual tools to cope with the protest movement that has blossomed within Syria’s borders.