Conflict
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 08:23
Congo's army said on Thursday it was hunting rebels deep in the forests and mountains along the border with Rwanda and Uganda, the insurgents' last hideouts after they were driven from towns they seized during a 20-month rebellion.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 08:22
The president of M23 rebel group, Mr Bertrand Bisimwa, yesterday fled to Uganda as Congolese troops backed by a special regional intervention brigade captured rebel strongholds in North Kivu Province.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 08:15
PIRACY remains a concern for ships passing the Horn of Africa, even though the number of incidents has plummeted since 2011, when armed protection was beefed up on board many large vessels. The topic grips the public imagination. Witness the success of “Captain Phillips”, a film in which a vessel captained by the actor Tom Hanks is hijacked by Somalis. Yet the pirate economy is poorly understood. A report*, to be released on November 4th by the World Bank, the UN and Interpol sheds new light.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 08:14
THE army of the Democratic Republic of Congo is not used to being feted with palm leaves. It is also unaccustomed to winning. Its men are better known for rape and pillage. But a snap offensive against rebels in the eastern province of North Kivu which began on October 25th brought a rare military victory.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 08:08
A surge in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea this year has prompted West African leaders to establish a new working group intended to combine maritime law enforcement efforts. Analysts in Nigeria say security forces already have the capacity to slow the attacks, but lack the political will.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 08:00
The Sudanese rebel groups will cease hostilities in South Kordofan and Blue Nile states ahead of a polio vaccination campaign that will start in November, said a statement released by the alliance of rebel groups, Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) on Thursday.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 07:45
The apparent imminent demise of the 18-month-old M23 rebellion is unlikely, on its own, to deliver peace to the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where, in the absence of a significant presence of the state, at least 40 armed groups operate, and a chronic humanitarian crisis persists.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 07:39
Recent military advances by U.N.-backed Congolese troops in crushing a 20-month rebellion in the east are a major step, but it is too soon to say if the M23 rebels are on the brink of defeat, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 07:25
Amadou Sanogo, alongside 20 of his officers, were arrested over alleged violence committed under his command.
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 06:08
U.S. Department of State spokesperson Jen Psaki on the renewed fighting in Mozambique.