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Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 12:48
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is considered one of sub-Saharan Africa’s poorest countries. Its GDP per capita estimated at $400, one-tenth that of the Republic of Congo. In terms of export dollars, in 2012 the mineral rich DRC stood $1.07 billion (8.7 percent) behind Congo-Brazzaville, its much smaller western neighbour. According to the World Bank, the amount of fiscal revenue generated by the timber and commodities sectors is often not made public.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 12:53
With violence flaring in his country and an embarrassing row over his visa application to the U.S., Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday cancelled a planned trip to the U.N. General Assembly.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 12:56
About three months after he was reportedly killed in a gun battle, leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakur Shekau, resurfaced and spoke on tape on Wednesday boasting of invincibility and threatening to ground democracy in Nigeria.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 12:58
In the wake of a rebellion in March, the Central African Republic's new leaders have failed to stop waves of looting and killing by gunmen with free reign outside the capital Bangui. Watch FRANCE 24’s exclusive report from a country on the brink.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 13:01
The recent theft of massive amounts of highly sensitive U.S. military equipment from Libya is far worse than previously thought, Fox News has learned, with raiders swiping hundreds of weapons that are now in the hands of militia groups aligned with terror organizations and the Muslim Brotherhood.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 13:05
The weekend’s horrific al-Shabaab attack on Nairobi’s Westgate Mall is still not over, and the context and consequences of the attack are uncertain. Despite Kenyan authorities’ claim of “full control” of the building, at last report the militants were still “hiding” and many hostages remained unaccounted for. Westgate is upmarket, and the victims are also up-market, including the nephew of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his fiancé.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 13:15
The Westgate attack is part of a global strategy by militant groups, and to counter them, a new way forward is needed.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 13:19
Islamists are able to take advantage of porous borders, weak central governments, undertrained militaries, and flourishing drug trades.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 13:21
Leaders of the nation's largest Somali community say some of their young men are still being enticed to join the terror group that has claimed responsibility for the deadly mall attack in Kenya, despite a concentrated effort to shut off what authorities call a "deadly pipeline" of men and money.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 13:28
Zimbabwean ivory poachers have killed more than 80 elephants by poisoning water holes with cyanide, endangering one of the world’s biggest herds, a minister said on Wednesday.