Conflict
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 09:09
The violence in Darfur’s decade-old war spiked in 2013, as the mostly Arab militias initially armed by the government to contain the rebellion increasingly escaped Khartoum’s control and fought each other.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 09:00
The crisis which broke out in South Sudan in December 2013 was the worst since independence. In the five weeks before a ceasefire was signed on Jan. 23, nearly 690,000 people were displaced and thousands killed.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 08:58
Piracy falls to a six-year low’ or ‘Dramatic drop in piracy rates’… These kinds of headlines looked great splashed across a web page or newspaper cover, and it’s the kind of good-news story that readers find hard to resist. But are these reports simply too good to be true?
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 08:49
Gunmen stormed a village in northeastern Nigeria late Sunday afternoon, shooting down traders and shoppers and killing at least 45 people on a busy market day, the police and witnesses said on Monday. The attack was one of the deadliest yet to be attributed to the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 08:45
The Lord’s Resistance Army rebel leader, Joseph Kony, has written to Ugandans seeking forgiveness and a resumption of peace talks to end the insurgency.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 08:29
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Joint Task Force, JTF, boat along Nembe-Bassanbiri waterways in Bayelsa State.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 08:24
The magazine, which deals with military and security matters, presented evidence that the regime has upgraded its weapons capacity with the assistance of countries including Iran, North Korea and Belarus.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 08:17
The security situation in the Central African Republic is getting even worse despite the inauguration of a new leader, the UN human rights chief says.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 08:12
Amnesty International reports escalating violence in the northwestern region of Central African Republic as anti-Balaka Christian militias continue looting and killing the elderly, women and children in Muslim communities.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014 - 08:01
The water problem of Central Asia worries not only the regional players, but almost all major international organizations, such as United Nations, European Union and others.