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Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:06
Hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to Nasarawa State to contain a wave of deadly violence blamed on the Ombatse militia, which broke out at the weekend.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:08
A company of about 150 Chadian soldiers of the United Nations peacekeeping force in northern Mali abandoned their posts on Wednesday in protest at the length of time they have served, a spokeswoman for the U.N. mission said.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:10
The Trial Chamber V(a) judges have ruled that all submissions of Witness 536, the first prosecution witness, will be held in closed sessions.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:13
CHINA yesterday called on the International Criminal Court to heed the pleas of African nations over the trials of President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:15
The U.N. peacekeeping force in Democratic Republic of Congo must revamp its strategy for protecting civilians, because existing tactics were having little lasting effect, according to an internal mission document seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:17
POLICE in Eldoret have recovered three guns and 77 bullets following an overnight operation conducted in the town environs. They were acting on a tip off from the public.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:19
The Nigerian army has deployed hundreds of troops to combat what it calls “ethnic militia groups” in central Nigeria. Meanwhile, much of northern Nigeria remains in a state of emergency and the army said it has killed more than 150 insurgents and destroyed at least camps of radical Islamist group Boko Haram.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:21
The Nigerian newspaper Vanguard has quoted an army spokesman as saying troops killed 150 Boko Haram insurgents last weekend. At least 16 soldiers also died in what Vanguard says could have been an operation gone wrong.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:22
The Federal Government has ordered immediate deployment of troops to troubled Nasarawa state.
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 10:25
The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) for another year, urging the Government to develop effective security agencies in a country where 150,000 people, mostly civilians, were killed in a civil war that ended a decade ago.