AFP
Thursday, October 9, 2014 - 05:55
Nigeria on Wednesday accused South Africa of blocking a legal arms purchase and threatened retaliation against major South African companies, including telecom giant MTN, if the spat is not resolved.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 05:35
The European Union said Tuesday it is urgently airlifting relief goods to West Africa to combat the Ebola crisis, as the disease threatened its shores with an infection in Spain.
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 06:14
Inaky Blanco, the chief prosecutor of violence-plagued Guerrero state, said Sunday it would take at least 15 days to identify the 28 bodies in the clandestine grave, some of which were badly burned and in pieces.
Friday, October 3, 2014 - 05:45
The United States will renew its military assistance to French forces in the Sahel region of Africa but will require Paris to pay Washington for the cost of any future aid, US defense officials said.
Thursday, September 25, 2014 - 06:01
Nigeria's military on Wednesday claimed for the first time that Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was dead, as it said troops had killed a lookalike who had been posing as the militant commander.
Thursday, September 11, 2014 - 06:04
Nigeria's military launched ground and air offensives against Boko Haram to recapture the northeastern town of Michika that fell to the jihadist militants over the weekend, witnesses said on Wednesday.
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - 06:00
Cameroon said its soldiers had killed "more than 100" Boko Haram fighters during an attempted incursion by the Nigeria-based Islamist insurgents, while across the border thousands continued to flee the group's advances.
Monday, September 8, 2014 - 06:17
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his Chadian counterpart, Idris Deby Itno, will meet this week to discuss how to tackle insurgency and arms smuggling across their borders, a statement said Sunday.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 - 07:18
De Guatemala a Panamá, Centroamérica se convirtió en la primera región del mundo en declararse libre de bombas de racimo, una arma que ha matado a 55,000 civiles en los últimos cinco años, informaron este martes activistas y diplomáticos.
Tuesday, July 22, 2014 - 06:24
South Sudan rebels and government troops battled Monday over the strategic town of Nasir, the United Nations said, with rebels launching their largest offensive since an oft-broken May truce.