Conflict
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:49
At least 21 found dead in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN says, with women and a baby among those killed.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:43
"The United States has not met to date with the Islamic Front but it's possible it could take place," Kerry told a news conference in Manila where he is visiting.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:38
Syrian military aircraft targeted rebel-held districts in the northern city of Aleppo for the third straight day on Tuesday, killing at least 15 people, activists said.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:24
Fighting continued in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, Tuesday, just one day after the president accused supporters of his political rival of attempting a coup. According to the government, at least 26 people have been killed in the violence, while thousands of civilians have been displaced
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:22
Attacks by Islamist group Boko Haram in Nigeria's restive northeast have killed more than 1,200 people since May, when a state of emergency was declared in the region, the United Nations said Monday.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 07:05
Spokesperson Marie Harf discussed peace in the Middle East, humanitarian concerns in Syria, Egypt's popular referendum, demonstrations in Ukraine, Tunisia's election of a new Prime Minister and other issues.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 - 06:54
Recently defeated M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo have continued to recruit fighters in neighboring Rwanda while the Congolese army has been involved in human rights abuses and corruption, according to a confidential U.N. report.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 12:04
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African Affairs, welcomed the unanimous decision by the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to strengthen efforts to establish peace and civilian protection in the Central African Republic (CAR).
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 09:14
The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Ambassador Linda-Thomas Greenfield Saturday arrived in Mogadishu for first visit since being appointed to the post, Garowe Online reports.
Monday, December 16, 2013 - 09:05
Shops closed their doors and people hid in their homes or fled towards the mountains, when Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) troops shelled Kadugli, capital of South Kordofan, on Saturday morning.