The Guardian
Friday, May 27, 2016 - 06:53
Members of the Nigerian militant group the Niger Delta Avengers have shut down facilities owned by one of the world’s biggest oil companies.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 - 06:19
At least 149 people, including a five-month-old baby and several toddlers, have died this year after being held in appalling conditions at a notorious Nigerian military detention centre, according to Amnesty International.
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 07:40
For activists like Franco, and Jani Silva, a community leader from the south-western Putumayo department, many of the injustices that underlie the conflict in the world’s largest single supplier of cocaine remain unresolved. This is despite the passage in 2011 of the Victims and Land Restitution Law – which aims to hand back the millions of hectares of land stolen during decades of violence.
Monday, May 2, 2016 - 07:13
The actions of President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) make clear his intention to stay in power beyond his second term. But with the people set against it, and a strong and unambiguous two-term limit in the constitution, his ambitions are leading his country to a dangerous impasse.
Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 06:06
The Pentagon is due to release a report on an internal investigation into one of the most infamous episodes of the war in Afghanistan: a special operations airstrike on a hospital in the north of the country last year that left 42 civilians dead.
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 06:37
Despite his rhetoric, and his administration’s perceived shift toward Iran, Obama has not fundamentally changed the US status quo toward Saudi Arabia
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 05:52
Outside experts investigating the September 2014 attacks on 43 trainee teachers delivered a devastating final report on Sunday, finding inconsistencies, errors and omissions in the government’s official investigation, along with evidence of suspects being tortured.
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 06:13
Drones are firing more weapons than conventional warplanes for the first time in Afghanistan and the ratio is rising, previously unreported US Air Force data for 2015 show, underlining how reliant the military has become on unmanned aircraft.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 06:28
American officials say the US will send 200 more troops and a number of Apache helicopters to Iraq to assist in the fight against the Islamic State group. The new forces would largely be used to advise Iraqi forces “closer to the action”.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 06:16
The European Union has responded to a request for help from the fledgling UN-backed Libyan government by offering assistance with its security sector, managing migration, border management and police capacity building.