International Community
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 07:51
Leaders of Africa’s Great Lakes region are meeting in Kampala Thursday, seeking a solution to the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo during a lull in fighting between the armed forces and the M23 rebels. But, accusations that Rwanda continues to support the rebels are complicating efforts for peace.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 07:34
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, warning that Somalia could slide back into being a failed state, called Tuesday on countries around the world to provide the African Union-led peacekeeping force there with attack helicopters and armored troop carriers to take the fight to Al-Shabab militants in the field.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 07:31
The Government of Liberia has expressed with dismay the alleged use of chemical weapons in the ongoing Syrian conflict that killed over one thousand persons including children.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 07:24
The International Criminal Court's cases against Kenya's president and deputy will go ahead, the prosecutor said on Thursday in a statement released hours before the Kenyan parliament votes on withdrawing from the court's jurisdiction.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 07:22
September 3rd could turn out to be a make or break day for the relations between Sudan and South Sudan.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 07:17
The following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing on Somalia by Farhan Haq, Associate Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:38
More than 90 U.S. Marines set sail this weekend for a three-month mission along the West African coast – but for the first time in the Africa Partnership Station program, it was aboard a Dutch navy ship, alongside their counterparts from Holland, Spain and the United Kingdom.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:18
The European Union said Wednesday that it was preparing to increase security efforts in the Gulf of Guinea, the West African maritime region that has become a global piracy hotspot.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 12:39
Kenya's parliament has been recalled for an emergency session on Thursday to debate ending membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 12:31
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud opened a national conference on the country's political future Monday (September 2nd) in Mogadishu.