Conflict
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 09:21
U.S. Africa Command is making headway in helping militaries across Africa confront the HIV/AIDS epidemic through a program focused on prevention, care and treatment, a senior command official reported today.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 08:56
The Sudanese First Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha on Thursday confirmed for the first time reports that emerged this week which claimed that he resigned and vacated his office at the presidency ahead of the cabinet reshuffle.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 08:47
A regional course on Maritime Search and Rescue conducted at the Rwanda Peace Academy ends today after a weeklong training on how to respond to emergencies at sea.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 08:35
In her address to the OSCE ministerial council in Kiev on December 6, Georgia’s Foreign Minister, Maia Panjikidze, has called for “intensified diplomatic efforts to persuade” Russia to reciprocate Georgia’s unilateral non-use of force pledge.
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 08:33
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around Africa over the last week:
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 08:23
"I was dismissed not for stealing something, not for selling lands, or something like taking bribes," he sais. "As the [prime minister's] decree says, I have been dismissed due to the upcoming election."
Friday, December 6, 2013 - 06:04
We need to make a range of arrangements to restore Derna to its normal condition with the presence of army and police, to open army centres and support the security directorate.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 11:56
Uganda’s police have sharply denied detaining embattled Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and preventing his family from any access to food and medication.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:51
Security officials in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan claim the process starts with small, closed Salafi Muslim groups that attract the unemployed or disaffected into their communities.
Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 08:45
Jihadists in northern Syria have kidnapped more than 50 Kurds in the past three days, in the second such case of mass hostage-taking since July, a monitoring group said Thursday.