Conflict
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 12:35
The top U.S. military commander for Africa says the Pentagon is planning to begin training 5,000 to 8,000 Libyan soldiers by midyear to help bolster the nation's security.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 12:31
The Pentagon’s recent efforts to help evacuate Americans from strife-torn South Sudan and to bolster security at the United States Embassy there underscore the military’s ability to more quickly send crisis response forces to emergencies in Africa.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 11:46
Central African Republic's interim President Michel Djotodia has resigned at a regional summit aimed at ending violence that has engulfed the country.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 11:44
Central African Republic's interim President Michel Djotodia and his prime minister have resigned, according to a statement issued after a two-day summit in neighboring Chad.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 11:40
In efforts to stem the violence in the Central African Republic, Rwanda says it will send some 800 troops to the country.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 07:32
As fighting continued to rage across South Sudan on Thursday, a new estimate raised the death toll in the conflict significantly and a senior American official questioned the government’s insistence that a coup attempt was responsible for setting off the violence and instability there.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 07:25
The Obama administration is coming under criticism for its arms exports and military aid policies, as South Sudan descends into chaos.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 07:18
The entire transitional assembly of the Central African Republic (CAR) has flown to Chad to attend a summit aimed at restoring peace in the country.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 07:16
France launched Operation Sangaris one month ago in a bid to stop the catastrophe unfolding in the Central African Republic. But the violence has only escalated, and the number of displaced has risen to one million.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 07:10
South Sudan's army said it regained a rebel-held northern town on Friday, giving the government control of a region where oil production had been halted by fighting that has left the world's youngest nation close to civil war.