A New Country – unofficially at least

TheGlobalReader

So. There’s a new country in the world:  Azawad.

Azawad in Context (and in French)
(image from Wikimedia Commons)

A breakaway republic from Mali with undefined borders and no international recognition, there’s still a pretty good chance that Azawad will have an big impact on the African, and probably global, stage.

More reading here:

http://www.gadling.com/2012/04/12/azawad-africas-newest-nation/

http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/04/05/can_azawad_win_international_recognition

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/04/20124149184982408.html

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