Voice of America
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 10:35
As the UN-authorized African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) continues its military offensive against al-Shabab insurgents in central Somalia, the rainy season approaches.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 09:48
Amnesty International said 1,500 people have been killed this year in an escalating armed conflict between Boko Haram insurgents and Nigerian security forces. Amnesty said more than half the victims were civilians.
Monday, March 31, 2014 - 09:46
Diplomats representing major western powers have strongly condemned human rights violations by South Sudan's government and rebel forces and protested the obstruction of U.N. operations and threats to U.N. personnel in the war-torn country.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 09:20
The African peacekeeping force in the Central African Republic said it will now treat the anti-balaka militia groups as "enemies."
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 09:05
The United States is providing nearly $83 million in additional humanitarian assistance to hundreds of thousands of people suffering more than three months of violence in South Sudan, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 00:00
Two years ago, two of the most violent gangs in El Salvador -- Mara Salvatrucha 13 and Barrio 18 -- signed a truce. But as fighting between the two criminal groups has been on the rise (...) fears are starting to grow of a renewed gang war.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 10:10
Over the past few years there has been a dramatic upsurge in criminal violence, terrorism and extremism in the countries that make up Africa’s Sahel region which spans more than five-thousand kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 08:49
The United States is more than doubling its deployment of Special Operations forces to help search for warlord Joseph Kony.
Monday, March 24, 2014 - 08:42
The deadly Boko Haram insurgency gripping northeastern Nigeria has intensified in recent months, and some Nigerians say it could destroy the ruling party’s chance of winning next year’s elections.
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 00:00
On Feb. 10, the EU agreed to begin negotiations with Cuba to increase trade, investment and dialogue on human rights in its most significant diplomatic shift since it lifted sanctions on the communist-ruled country in 2008.