Conflict
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 06:51
The fact that Salvadorans form part of the mercenary armies operating in Yemen is an open secret. A military intelligence source from the Salvadoran Ministry of Defense, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed to the Americas Program that there are 100 Salvadorans carrying out operations of that type in Yemen.
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 06:48
Local and international actors have called for the rearmament of the country’s armed forces following rising sectarian violence. However, such a move is fraught with danger, including threats by certain ex-Séléka factions to invade the capital Bangui should it occur.
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 06:10
Lawmakers of both parties have run out of patience with Shiite sectarianism that is seen as a major obstacle preventing more Sunni tribes from turning against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS). Their frustration boiled over at a Dec. 1 hearing of the House Armed Services panel during which legislators demanded that the Obama administration turn the screws on Baghdad.
Thursday, December 3, 2015 - 05:45
The British Parliament on Wednesday authorized airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State, in a vote that became a wider test of British willingness to play an active role in international affairs, and British warplanes made their first attacks hours later.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 06:28
A Kenyan activist says police have tear-gassed a peaceful demonstration in support of government action against corruption.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 06:01
The Syria-based Islamic State group has expanded its reach in Africa, courting Islamist extremists from Nigeria to Somalia while establishing a major nerve center close to Europe, a top leader of U.S. Africa Command told VOA.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 05:57
The U.S. Treasury singled out two leaders of the violent Boko Haram Islamist group in Africa for economic sanctions Tuesday, saying both are closely involved in deadly attacks in Nigeria.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 06:48
But as in other countries, defeating terrorism is a process, not a one-time event, and depends on improving governance as well as waging war.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 06:33
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that deploying peacekeepers to Burundi was an option to quell the violence but recommended that a U.N. team be first sent to help bolster dialogue.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 06:20
Boko Haram is growing and threatening to spread further eastwards from Nigeria as far as the Central African Republic (CAR), despite heightened efforts by the Nigerian military and a regional task force, the top United Nations (U.N.) aid official in Cameroon told Reuters.