Conflict
Friday, October 23, 2015 - 05:00
A large group of angry protesters throwing rubber bricks, tear gas and Molotov cocktails were dispersed by the Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, alongside French Gendarmerie, Oct. 9, as part of a training program specializing in restoring order and professional intervention.
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - 06:31
Washington’s compromises on politics in the name of advancing security sidestep the need for political solutions.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 06:57
The European Union has committed €165 million in additional funding to support the African Union’s fight to ‘liberate’ Somalia from Al Shabaab fighters.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 06:46
Chairman of the Constitutional Court, Giorgi Papuashvili, said that the law enforcement agencies are turning a blind eye on multiple cases of “unlawful conduct” against the Court, which poses threat to its proper functioning.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 06:37
The White House’s decision to send roughly 300 U.S. troops to Cameroon to help fight the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has the support of some observers, though it also raised questions about might and motives.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 06:06
Navy Cmdr. Elissa Smith, a Defense Department spokeswoman, confirmed Tuesday that the U.S. has sent A-10s to Turkey after the French news agency Agence France Presse reported that 12 A-10s had arrived at Incirlik Air Base.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 06:49
5,400 troops are attending a multi-country military training exercise hosted by South Africa, in preparation for joining a new 25,000 strong pan-African peacekeeping force expected to be fully operational by early 2016.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 06:36
The former UN Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Martin Kobler, reflects on peacekeeping efforts in the country.
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 06:32
Military personnel drawn from East Africa have completed a six-week course on peacekeeping missions.
Monday, October 19, 2015 - 06:25
A military airstrike in northwest Syria has killed the leader of a shadowy Qaeda cell that American officials say has been plotting attacks against the United States and Europe, the Pentagon announced on Sunday.