Stars and Stripes
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 10:16
Muslim rebels known as Seleka overthrew the government of this majority Christian nation nine months ago, sparking mounting sectarian violence that prompted former colonizer France last week to deploy troops to Bangui in an effort to stop the bloodshed.
Monday, December 9, 2013 - 09:44
No U.S. military support is planned in connection with the ongoing crisis in the Central African Republic.
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 07:37
A member of an extremist group wanted in the fatal carjacking of an American official in Niger more than a decade ago has been arrested by French soldiers in northern Mali, prosecutors said.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - 09:27
The U.N. Security Council urged new efforts Monday to end attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, release all people abducted by the brutal African rebel group and send its notorious leader Joseph Kony to the International Criminal Court for prosecution for crimes against humanity.
Thursday, November 21, 2013 - 08:57
The African Union envoy in charge of pursuing the Lord's Resistance Army said Wednesday that many reports indicate its notorious leader Joseph Kony is seriously ill and on the run along the borders of Sudan's western Darfur region and the Central African Republic.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 12:15
Rebels are claiming responsibility for the kidnapping and release for ransom of two American sailors off the coast of the oil-rich Niger Delta.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 12:05
U.S. Africa Command is planning for a smaller training mission on the continent as it contends with a shrinking budget brought on by the Pentagon’s fiscal crunch, AFRICOM’s Gen. David Rodriguez said on Thursday.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 08:57
Armed pirates have run rampant off Africa's west coast for years, overtaking Somali pirates as the biggest maritime marauders in the world. But they may have a new outfit to reckon with: The U.S. Marine Corps is exploring expanding its presence in the region to fight off piracy and other threats, Foreign Policy has learned.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 13:07
Last month’s brazen terrorist attack on a Kenyan mall that left scores of people dead “validates” U.S. efforts against the Somali military group Al-Shabab, which is being forced to shift tactics after a series of defeats against U.S.- backed African Union forces, two top U.S. officials said Wednesday.
Wednesday, September 4, 2013 - 13:04
The number of jihadi groups operating in Sinai's rugged, mountainous deserts has mushroomed over recent years, believed to have thousands of fighters.