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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Netherlands: 15 Countries Added to Failing States List

The military intelligence service (MIVD) has added 15 countries to its list of failing states since 1996, Defence Minister Eimert van Middelkoop has told the Lower House. The House had asked a series of questions about the MIVD annual report.

The Lower House wanted to know which countries have sunk to the level of 'failing state' since 1996. According to the minister, this applies to Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, Guinea, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Yemen, Lebanon, Liberia, Myanmar, Nigeria, North Korea, East Timor, Pakistan, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe. In these countries, "the central authority is missing or no longer functions".

The MPs also wanted to know to what extent Al Qaida is growing in Africa. The minister agrees that this terrorist group "has become stronger in Africa in recent years, (...) is active on various fronts in the Horn of Africa and in North Africa and actively tries to create new theatres of war." The network "thereby seeks links with existing local organisations."

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