Voice of America
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 11:51
Kenyan media representatives are working on a deal to introduce more changes to a controversial media bill. The negotiations come a day after journalists took to the streets to protest the new legislation.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 08:08
The government of Cameroon said it has deployed troops to its eastern border with the Central African Republic to stop rebels from entering the country.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 08:06
The United Nations has begun deploying its first drones to gather intelligence about rebel groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Analysts have mixed views on how effective the surveillance drones will be in helping peacekeepers curb unrest in a country that has been ravaged by fighting for years.
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 08:00
Manoah Esipisu, Kenya’s government spokesman, says President Uhuru Kenyatta is committed to press freedom as outlined in the constitution.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 11:08
Ghana accused the Ivory Coast in July of sending hit squads earlier in the year to abduct and kill exiled supporters of ex-Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, according to a report by a U.N. experts panel.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 11:07
The interim prime minister of the Central African Republic said stabilizing his violence-plagued country will require foreign financial aid in addition to the deployment of international troops.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 11:05
The Democratic Republic of Congo's president, Joseph Kabila, flew into Uganda on Monday for talks aimed at reviving a peace deal between his government and rebel fighters, according to a Ugandan official.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 11:02
The United Nations will begin flying surveillance drones over the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday to help peacekeepers spot rebels and monitor their movements.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 11:00
Authorities in Nigeria have imposed a 24-hour curfew in the main northeastern city of Maiduguri after suspected Islamic militants attacked an air force base and army barracks.
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 10:54
U.S.-backed African Union troops have killed a senior commander in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan army spokesman said on Tuesday, part of efforts to track down the guerrilla group and send its leader to the Hague.