1 April 2012

Stories from 1 April 2012

Mali : Coup Leader Steps Down as Tuaregs Enter Timbuktu

  1 April 2012

As Junta leader Sanogo announces that he vows to “re-establish, from today, the Malian constitution of Feb. 25, 1992 and the institutions of the republic”, and set up a transition body with Malian political parties, Tuareg rebels claim to have control over the town of Kidal and have entered Gao...

Myanmar: Monitoring the Elections Through Facebook

  1 April 2012

Myanmar Facebook users are overwhelmed with various news and rumors regarding the election which is coincidentally being held on April Fools' Day. Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the popular candidates in this year's elections.