Voice of America
Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 11:05
Members of Uganda’s parliament are demanding answers from President Yoweri Museveni after deploying troops from the national army to South Sudan without seeking parliamentary authorization as enshrined in the constitution, according to parliamentarian Medard Sseggona.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013 - 07:56
The North African country of Tunisia marks today, Tuesday, the third anniversary of the start of a revolution that triggered the wider Arab Spring uprisings.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:24
Fighting continued in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, Tuesday, just one day after the president accused supporters of his political rival of attempting a coup. According to the government, at least 26 people have been killed in the violence, while thousands of civilians have been displaced
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 09:07
The leader of Nigerian militant group Boko Haram says his group was responsible for an attack on a Nigerian military base earlier this month.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 09:04
In the Central African Republic, the streets of the capital were calm Thursday, one week after intense fighting broke out there, but residents say weapons are still circulating and the risk of further communal violence remains.
Friday, December 13, 2013 - 09:02
The spokesman for Uganda’s People’s Defense Force (UPDF), says 19 fighters from the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have surrendered following intense international pressure on the rebel group.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 09:01
A new report by Human Rights Watch says thousands of people have been killed in inter-communal violence in Nigeria’s “Middle Belt” during the past four years and almost none of the killers have been prosecuted. In Abuja, locals say without justice, the violence will only get worse.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:50
The head of the U.N. mission in the Congo said Wednesday that with the defeat of M23 rebels, U.N. peacekeepers are targeting other armed groups that have terrorized the eastern Congo for years.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 08:47
President Barack Obama returned to the White House on Wednesday after travelling halfway around the world to attend the memorial service for Nelson Mandela.
Thursday, December 12, 2013 - 07:29
The African Union (AU) plans to increase from 3,500 to 5,000 African-led troops to help end the escalating sectarian violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), says Erastus Mwencha, deputy chairman of the AU.