Voice of America
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 08:15
France's President Francois Hollande has vowed to stay the course in the Central African Republic, where French forces deployed to curb the country's escalating violence have sustained their first casualties.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 08:12
United Nations peacekeeping troops in Democratic Republic of Congo have launched operations against a Rwandan Hutu rebel militia operating along Congo's border with Rwanda, the U.N. commander said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 08:10
A year can make a big difference, even in eastern Congo.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 08:05
President Barack Obama has urged the people of the Central African Republic to remain calm amid mounting sectarian violence.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 10:32
Kenyan officials and relief workers say fresh clashes erupted between rival ethnic groups in the country's north on Saturday, a day after the government moved to deploy troops to the troubled region.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 10:31
But civilian vigilante groups, known collectively as “The Civilian JTF,” say the military alone cannot defeat Boko Haram.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 10:30
Relative calm was reported in the Central African Republic capital of Bangui Sunday, as hundreds of French troops patrolled the streets following violence that left more than 400 people dead.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 10:28
Leaders are traveling to South Africa from around the world for Tuesday's memorial service for Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who died last week at the age of 95.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 08:36
South Africa says Nelson Mandela will be buried Sunday, December 15, in his hometown of Qunu.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 08:35
At his death, Nelson Mandela was revered in the United States as he was most everywhere else. But it was not always that way.