Conflict
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 06:25
The violence in Burundi was precipitated by President Pierre Nkurunziza's unconstitutional bid for a third term. Also at risk for Burundi is a multimillion-dollar security partnership in which the United States supports the Burundian military, providing nearly a quarter of the troops in the multilateral fight against al Shabaab and al-Qaeda in Somalia.
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:56
Tens of thousands of Brazilians protested corruption and called for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff in demonstrations across the country Sunday. But the numbers were down from nationwide protests staged three times earlier this year.
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:26
The United States on Sunday ordered non-emergency U.S. government personnel and dependents to leave violence-torn Burundi and warned other Americans to get out "as soon as it is feasible to do so".
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:23
The United Nations Security Council this weekend adopted a three-option resolution contained in a letter UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addressed to the council.
Monday, December 14, 2015 - 06:21
Nearly 90 people were killed during Friday's clashes in the Burundian capital, the army said, the worst outbreak of violence in Burundi since a failed coup in May. Friday's clashes were condemned by the United States, which like other Western powers fears the Central African nation could slide back into ethnic conflict.
Friday, December 11, 2015 - 06:50
Gunmen have launched an attack on military sites in the capital of Burundi, killing several. The assault comes amid growing turmoil surrounding the president's successful but contested bid for another term in office.
Friday, December 11, 2015 - 06:43
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir has warned of further inevitable split of his faction of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), saying there are those “behaving like dogs” who want to take over leadership from him in Juba.
Friday, December 11, 2015 - 06:39
In November the Peace and Security Council (PSC) once again discussed the crisis in Burundi and asked the African Union Commission (AUC) to increase the number of military experts and human rights observers in the country. Burundi, however, still has not signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that regulates the activities of these observers.
Friday, December 11, 2015 - 06:35
The opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) on Thursday criticized Western powers for not explicitly challenging the official results of Sunday’s disputed referendum on President Serzh Sarkisian’s constitutional changes.
Friday, December 11, 2015 - 06:16
The U.S.-led coalition against ISIS says it has dealt a fresh blow to the Islamic extremist group's money machine by killing its finance minister. Abu Saleh was killed in late November in a strike in Iraq, said Col. Steve Warren, a spokesman for the military coalition.