Conflict
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:15
Combatants in the Central African Republic are trading illicit ivory and diamonds for arms, fuel and poaching equipment that help stoke the country’s conflict, according to Enough Project, a Washington-based rights group.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:14
The situation in the Central African Republic, or CAR, remains chaotic and violent with public lynchings and daily attacks terrorizing civilians across the country.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 11:00
Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), has never been known for the reliability of its public utilities.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 10:57
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has an extremely full agenda, especially regarding South Sudan, during this week’s visit to Africa. Most immediately, he has to put in place measures that will prevent further civilian atrocities in South Sudan.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 10:45
European Union (EU) troops have taken control of security at the Central African Republic's (CAR) main airport.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 09:48
Fears of genocide and famine in war-torn South Sudan dominated the agenda Thursday of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, as he launched an Africa tour focusing on the continent's most brutal conflicts.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 09:47
Hundreds of protesters marched in the streets of the Nigerian capital on Wednesday, demanding that the government do more to find scores of schoolgirls abducted by armed militants more than two weeks ago.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 09:46
FED up with the cruel disregard for life and property by members of Boko Haram, the Senate has called for declaration of total war by the Federal Government on the insurgents.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 09:38
South Sudan’s four-month-old conflict has pushed the world’s newest nation to the edge of catastrophe, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 09:33
More than 9,000 child soldiers have been fighting in South Sudan's brutal civil war, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has said.