Pick of the week – 10/06/11
It’s that time of the week again. Here’s Ch16’s quick review of what’s been happening and key stories that you may not have seen in the mainstream media.
1. A Martyr in Morocco
Foreign Policy asks if the protests in Morocco finally have enough steam to unsettle the monarchy?
2. From the field: Country director reports on the situation in South Sudan
The Country Director of the organisation World Concern discusses the challenges facing South Sudan as it approaches independence.
3. Cote d’Ivoire: Can the crisis be left behind?
During the post-election violence thousands of people, mainly civilians, lost their lives. So, what’s next for the country?
4. Security and elections on South Kivu’s mind
The political campaigning, which officially cannot start for several months, has started in Bukavu, DR Congo.
5. Protests in Mogadishu, Somalia
Ch16 has been receiving reports from people on the ground in Mogadishu. Here’s just one of the first hand accounts Ch16 has been sent. For more updates on the protests go the ‘on the ground’ section.