The New York Times
Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 07:33
Argentina needs more transparency, more oversight of intelligence services and the severing of inappropriate ties between spies, judges and prosecutors.
Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 07:09
Under the new classification guidelines, the military is not publicly reporting how many Afghan policemen and soldiers are employed, how much Washington is spending on their salaries, the state of corruption in Afghan ministries or the results of an effort to recruit more women in the army. More than 10,000 American troops are there training and supporting the Afghans.
Thursday, January 29, 2015 - 07:03
The United States has spent about $65 billion to build Afghanistan’s army and police forces, and until this month the American-led coalition regularly shared details on how the money was being put to use and on the Afghan forces’ progress.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 - 06:27
On Sunday, in perhaps their most audacious assault yet, Boko Haram militants appeared to attempt an invasion of Maiduguri, with hundreds attacking from two directions. The Nigerian military, taken by surprise, had to call in warplanes to bomb the militants and push them back to the surrounding areas they have long controlled.
Monday, January 26, 2015 - 06:48
At least 18 people were killed in political violence on Sunday, the fourth anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising, a reminder of the ruthless crackdown the military-backed government has used to silence any echoes of that revolt.
Monday, January 26, 2015 - 06:19
Relations between American military trainers and specialists advising the Nigerian military in the fight against Boko Haram are so strained that the Pentagon often bypasses the Nigerians altogether, choosing to work instead with security officials in the neighboring countries of Chad, Cameroon and Niger, according to defense officials and diplomats.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 06:26
For southern Nigeria, Boko Haram, the Islamist terrorist group that for more than five years has waged war in the country’s far northeast, is a distant tragedy. In reality, the insurgency’s impact ripples out across the country.
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 06:11
Looking haggard and with a long beard, the former hostage, Robert Nitsch Eberhard, arrived Wednesday in Yaounde, Cameroon’s capital, on a military flight.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 07:26
Demonstrators threw stones and set fire to two churches in Niamey, Niger’s capital, on Saturday, as protests continued against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - 06:59
Growing up in Colombia, I imagined being kidnapped as the only way to end up face-to-face with militants from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, a Marxist-inspired guerrilla group that has battled the government for over half a century.