Deutsche Welle
Friday, March 13, 2015 - 06:45
The leader of the "Islamic State" militant group has reportedly accepted the allegiance of Boko Haram. Both groups appear to have suffered setbacks, with IS calling for some fighters to travel to West Africa.
Thursday, March 12, 2015 - 07:33
After eight months of talks, the Malian government and Tuareg rebels are close to a peace deal. Now terror attacks are undermining hopes of an end to violence.
Monday, March 9, 2015 - 07:00
The foreign ministers of the Arab League will be meeting on Monday in Cairo to go over ways to help Yemen avert political chaos. The conflict on the Arab Peninsula has reached international dimensions.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 07:21
Rights activists in Uganda have been voicing concern over police brutality towards journalists. Some detect a policy of coercing media outlets into reporting favorably on the government ahead of the 2016 elections.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 07:16
Gambia on Wednesday marked 50 years since gaining independence from Britain. But critics say the anniversary is being tainted by allegations of human rights abuses committed by Yahya Jammeh’s regime.
Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 06:47
Boko Haram, Ebola, Central African Republic, South Sudan - African leaders have much on their agenda at their summit this weekend. At the top of the list is the creation of an anti-terrorism force.
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 05:44
Draft legislation before the Kenyan parliament would give security agencies more powers and President Kenyatta more authority to sack their top officials.
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 06:10
For months, Pakistani army officials, including Army Chief Raheel Rharif, claimed that the military's operation against the Taliban – known as Zarb-e-Azb – in the country's northwestern areas had been extremely successful in destroying the militants' sanctuaries. But the Islamists' attack on an army-run school in Peshawar, the capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, on December 16, tells a completely different story.
Monday, December 15, 2014 - 06:32
"We must defeat this terror militia by military means," German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen recently told the mass-circulated Bild newspaper, with regard to Berlin's policy for combating the "Islamic State" (IS). That promise appears to have fallen on receptive ears, as Germany has pledged to deploy some 100 Bundeswehr soldiers in northern Iraq to offer support to peshmerga fighters.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 - 00:00
Civil war has gripped Colombia for decades. One of the flashpoints is the Cauca region in the south. The residents there are now peacefully confronting both the military and the guerrillas.