Terrorism
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 06:42
Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab rebels have claimed responsibility for the suicide explosion that killed a senior police chief in the north of the war-torn country, the latest in a string of attacks.
Monday, August 4, 2014 - 08:55
Au coeur de la stratégie militaire américaine sur le continent, la lutte contre le terrorisme. Elle passe par la formation des troupes, l'appui aux alliés, mais aussi par quelques interventions plus musclées.
Monday, August 4, 2014 - 07:05
More than three years after killing Osama bin Laden and claiming that the core of al-Qaida had been decimated, the Obama administration is waging a protracted war with his disciples across north and sub-Saharan Africa.
Monday, August 4, 2014 - 06:09
The states in Central-Sahelian region are weak, so the war against extremists there has become one between France and the Jihadists.
Friday, August 1, 2014 - 14:24
This week, House Republicans pushed off voting for the U.S./Mexico border supplemental package, Congress debated increasing funding for vetted Syrian rebels, Nigeria reportedly purchased attack and transport helicopters and U.S. Central Command visited Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. . Read these highlights and more below.
Latin America and the Caribbean
Friday, August 1, 2014 - 07:19
Assistant secretary of state for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield has said, the forthcoming U.S Africa Summit will provide a platform to discuss on how to partner with African governments to fight Boko Haram and Al Shabaab terror groups.
Friday, August 1, 2014 - 07:06
Authorities in northern Mali say a former jihadist leader in the town of Gao has been arrested by French military forces.
Friday, August 1, 2014 - 06:49
France has unveiled the broad outlines of a new military operation to combat al Qaeda-linked extremists in Africa. Discover the multi-country military enterprise known as Operation Barkhane with FRANCE 24’s interactive map.
Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 06:34
After years in which Israel’s prevailing approach to the Gaza Strip was a simple “quiet for quiet” demand, there is growing momentum around a new formula, “reconstruction for demilitarization.”
Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 06:34
“We teach them that what they are doing is a total misunderstanding of the Islamic religion, that Prophet Mohamed was compassionate, he even lived together with the non-Muslims in Medina,” said the headteacher Sulaiman Saiki. “We teach them tolerance.”