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Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 13:15
This is the first of a two-part investigative series on U.S. and French counterterrorism efforts in Niger. Part I examined Niger's emergence as a target of terrorist groups active in the Sahel region. Part II examines the growing U.S. security presence in Niger, and the nascent tensions with France over how best to counter terror and bolster Niger's security.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 13:19
One of the first African presidents I ever met was Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, a septuagenarian Somali warlord, who sat in a gilded chair in the presidential palace in Mogadishu as intense fighting raged outside. At the time — this was early 2008 — the Somali government controlled all of about five city blocks in a country the size of California. Islamist insurgents held much of the rest, and on the day I met President Yusuf, they were mounting an all-out assault on the presidential palace.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 13:24
Armed men in Nigeria's southern Delta region have abducted Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, the country's second most senior Anglican cleric, police said on Monday, in a rare case targeting a religious leader.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 13:26
The United States congratulates Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on the occasion of his inauguration as President of the Republic of Mali.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 13:28
At World Water Week in Stockholm September 3, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Coca-Cola Company announced support for new programs to provide clean water and sanitation services in Africa.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 13:31
Sailors and Marines assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) participated in a community service project, organized by the U.S. Embassy, at Beau Vallon School in Seychelles as part of the ship’s port visit, Aug 26.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 13:36
Two Ethiopian-based Eritrean opposition groups have agreed to join forces to carry out military attacks against the dictatorial Asmara regime, an opposition official told Sudan Tribune on Saturday.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 13:38
Guinea-Bissau’s parliament has opened a special session that will include review of a law granting amnesty to anyone involved in last year’s coup.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 14:12
A House Armed Services Committee report accompanying a bill for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 mandated GAO to conduct an analysis of options for the permanent placement of AFRICOM headquarters. While GAO’s work was ongoing, DOD announced its decision to keep AFRICOM’s headquarters at its current location in Stuttgart, Germany. This report addresses the following questions: (1) What courses of action did DOD consider for the permanent placement of AFRICOM headquarters? and (2) To what extent
was DOD’s decision to keep AFRICOM headquarters in Stuttgart based on a well-documented analysis of the costs and benefits of the options available to DOD? To meet these objectives, GAO analyzed documents provided by and interviewed officials from the Office of the Secretary of Defense; the Joint Staff; and AFRICOM and other combatant commands.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 06:38
An arson attack that destroyed a community radio station in South Africa is a disturbing sign of the vulnerability of freedom of expression at the local level, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.