In Libya your eyes receive constant reminders of the Arab Spring and the violent end to Col Gaddafi’s 42-year rule – from the bullet holes at the airport, posters of revolutionary martyrs, to the thousands of national flags on buildings.
Mali has been described as a “den of drug trafficking, extremism and criminality” with several research groups reporting that traffickers have linked up with extremist groups in the Sahel region, who use the profits to purchase weapons and fund radical activities.
Humanitarian and developmental aid agencies in Syria say international sanctions against the country have made their operations harder.
Humanitarian agencies are well aware of the needs in this part of the West Bank but they face a challenge: play by the rules established by Israel or face the risk of having projects demolished by the Israeli military.
A new alliance of three rebel groups in the Central African Republic (CAR), which has taken control of five towns in northern-central areas, could jeopardize a complex peace process that has been under way since 2007.