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Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 08:44
The Mozambican armed forces (FADM) have completely surrounded the bush camp at Satunjira, in the central district of Gorongosa, where Afonso Dhlakama, leader of the country's main opposition party, the former rebel movement Renamo has been living for the past year, according to reports on the independent television station, STV.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 09:11
The presidency said that a bill drafted in 1960 regarding the army's full mobilization states that the president or whoever he mandates may take all the necessary measures to confront crises.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 09:17
When General David Rodriguez took the helm at the U.S. Africa Command (Africom) in April, Stars and Stripes newspaper called him "one of the Army's most battle-tested officers." The newest of six geographic combatant commands, Africom is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany but has operational responsibilities for all of Africa, except Egypt.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 08:06
Five days before crucial talks on whether African nations should pull out of the International Criminal Court (ICC), former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has come out in vigorous defence of the court.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 08:38
In their latest pushback against terrorists, authorities also arrested twenty-one terror suspects in Manouba on Sunday and eight Ansar al-Sharia members in Kairouan.
Monday, October 7, 2013 - 07:42
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is defending the special forces raid to capture a senior al-Qaida operative in Libya, saying the operation was "legal and appropriate."
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 08:46
Guinea's main opposition parties have pulled out of the counting of votes in the country's parliamentary elections, according to the BBC. The September 28 poll was meant to replace a transitional parliament which has run the nation since the end of military rule in 2010.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 08:15
The United States government through its Department of Defence on Sunday, September 22, sent five Gambians for a weeklong training course focusing on proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) in Accra, Ghana.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 08:12
On Monday, United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region of Africa Mary Robinson said UN forces will be "more robust" in addressing sexual violence and conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). She added there is still much work to be done to build peace and security in the region.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 08:09
Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, French defense minister, went to Koulikoro training camp to meet European instructors of EUTM Mali and attend the basic training course currently followed by the officers of the 3rd Malian Battalion of Mali, which training will begin on September 30th.