Voice of America
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 08:48
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has pledged to create a unity government to help stabilize the volatile country.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 08:23
A spokesman says the African Union (AU) sharply condemns any attempt by individuals or groups to undermine peace, stability and development in Mozambique.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 07:33
The United Nations says it is working on an integrated strategy to deal with the recurring crises in Africa's Sahel region. The U.N. says new approaches are needed to make vulnerable people in the nine Sahelian countries able to cope with the humanitarian emergencies that keep them in poverty and dependent on the international community for aid.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 07:31
Two Chadian soldiers are dead after a suspected militant attack on a military checkpoint in northern Mali.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 07:41
A former rebel group in Mozambique has attacked a police station, after saying it has ended a 1992 peace deal with the country's ruling party.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 07:40
In the wake of more insurgent attacks in Nigeria’s countryside, the Nigerian army says it is increasing security along northeastern roads.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 07:35
Sources affiliated with militant group al-Shabab have identified one of the attackers in the deadly Kenya mall assualt as Yahya Ahmed Osman -- also known as "Arab" -- from the town of Buloburte in Somalia's Hiran region.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 07:34
Residents in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu province fear a resumption of violent clashes following the suspension of peace talks between the government and the M23 rebels.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 12:04
No country has previously been elected to the council and then walked away.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 08:34
Tension is running high in Mombasa, Kenya's second largest city, where five Muslim clerics have been killed in the past year, and a Christian cleric was shot to death on October 19. Locals accuse the police of operating with impunity and making the situation worse.