Conflict
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 10:39
Witnesses:
The Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Assistant Secretary
Bureau of African Affairs
U.S. Department of State
The Honorable Thomas Perriello
Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa
U.S. Department of State
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 10:22
The United States strongly condemns Boko Haram’s brutal attacks this past weekend in Baga Sola, Chad, and in Cameroon in villages near Fotokol, Mora, and Seradji-Kerawa, as well as attacks last week in Niger and Nigeria.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 07:32
A senior United Nations official said Thursday that he hoped negotiations could start by the end of October to resolve the nearly seven-month-long war in Yemen.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:48
Far from defeated, Boko Haram has yet again shown its flexibility and sophistication by shifting tactics and returning to the more asymmetric fighting strategy it had been using for years.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:36
Western airstrikes in Syria and Iraq are likely to fuel conflicts in Africa, a conflict research seminar was told in Pretoria on Thursday.
Friday, October 16, 2015 - 06:27
The Federal Government yesterday welcomed the United States’ decision to send up to 300 military personnel to Cameroon to help the regional fight against Boko Haram, despite having itself requested more direct help from Washington.
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 13:44
Since Saudi Arabia initiated its air campaign began in Yemen last March, the United States has announced $8.3 billion in new, major arms deals between Washington and Riyadh. On the Hill, however, concerns are growing over the U.S. role in a crisis that has claimed the lives of over 2,100 civilians with no military solution in sight.
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 06:53
Niger imposed a state of emergency on the southeastern region of Diffa on Wednesday where at least 40 people have been killed in recent weeks in attacks blamed on the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 06:46
An African Union Standby Force (ASF) that would intervene to restore peace and security in member states will soon go operational.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 06:31
Not long ago, Burundi’s army was considered the greatest success of the 2000 Arusha peace accords, which brought a gradual end to a civil war that began in 1993. Today, the army is nearing its breaking point.