Voice of America
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 08:45
Fresh fighting has erupted in Mozambique between government troops and members of Renamo, a former rebel group that recently withdrew from a peace deal.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 08:43
The United Nations Security Council has approved the dispatch of a 250-member force to the Central African Republic to protect U.N. workers in that increasingly chaotic nation.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 08:39
South Sudan has reached agreements with East African Community (EAC) member states Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda to standardize customs duties and waive visa fees, officials said at a summit meeting in Kigali this week.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 08:36
Mining experts say warring parties in eastern Congo are missing the big picture. They say armed groups are fighting over surface-level mines and blocking access to billions of dollars in mineral deposits deeper underground. Could unlocking that potential be the key to sustainable peace?
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 08:32
The chaos and the humanitarian crisis in the Central African Republic have grown steadily worse since the March 24 rebel takeover. France and other world powers say that decisive international intervention is needed to restore order and prevent the crisis from destabilizing the region.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 08:29
The U.N. Security Council is considering authorizing 4,000 additional troops for African Union operations in Somalia, where Somali and African forces are battling al-Shabab militants.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 08:28
The chief executive of Kenya's electoral commission was charged on Wednesday over a $15 million tender for equipment that was meant to prevent vote fraud during March's presidential election but broke down during the count.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 08:26
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) information minister says Kinshasa is seeking the extradition of M23 rebels who fled to neighboring countries following recent clashes with the national army (FARDC).
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:37
Sources in Somalia say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed a key operative of the militant group al-Shabab.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:32
Opposition groups in the northern Nigeria city of Kaduna are calling for the repeal of a ban on “meetings, rallies or assemblies” without police permission. Police maintain the ban is essential in times of political turmoil to maintain peace in a city with a history of political violence.