Conflict
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 10:42
Spokesperson Jen Psaki addresses confidence building measures ahead of the Geneva talks, a potential framework agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, Dep Secretary Burns' meeting with Iraqi officials, aid to Nigeria given the country's LGBT record, and other issues.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 08:24
2013 emerged as a critical year for U.S. engagement and involvement in African security and development. Although security was understated as a priority in previous years, faced with a series of disasters, threats and insecurity in certain parts of the continent, a number of security concerns and related U.S. policy priorities emerged in 2013.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 08:00
There has been further violence across the Central African Republic, with clashes reported in most parts of the country.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 07:58
The government of Cameroon is denying that former Seleka rebels from the Central African Republic have attacked its border town of Garoua Boulai. Officials are trying to calm panic-stricken residents who say they witnessed the fighters enter their town and set off explosives.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 07:51
Eritrean forces have boarded a merchant vessel that was in their territorial waters in an incident the crew initially reported as a pirate attack, maritime officials said on Sunday.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 07:45
Pirates have seized a merchant ship in the Red Sea and have taken it south towards Somali waters in the first successful hijacking in the region since 2012, maritime officials said on Sunday.
USAID administrator calls for immediate and unconditional humanitarian access throughout South Sudan
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 07:28
Since its independence, South Sudan has made modest but important steps on the path to development. But today, fighting between government and rebel forces puts that progress at risk, wreaking havoc on a people who have faced more than their share of suffering and denial. Recent violence in South Sudan has left thousands dead and has driven nearly half a million people from their homes.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 06:57
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit launched a rare criticism against United Nations on Monday, asking for clarifications from UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon on the status on UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 06:52
Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary general, alarmed at attempt to enter Unmiss base in Bor, where there are dead bodies in the streets
Friday, January 17, 2014 - 17:30
In 2013, there were some subtle changes in U.S. policy towards Latin America. However, many events in the region have set the stage for the United States to possibly make some difficult policy choices in 2014, from Uruguay legalizing marijuana, to Colombia’s possible peace accords, to new shifts in the drug trade and increased militarization of law enforcement.