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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:45
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart, Nursultan Nazarbaev, spoke on the phone on February 8. The Kazakh presidential press service said the talks were focused on the “further implementation of the Minsk agreements" aimed at putting an end to the conflict in eastern Ukraine and "on the deterioration in Russian-Turkish relations."
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:44
The deputy chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission said the commission, contrary to Burundi opposition claims, did not abandon the people of Burundi at last week's AU summit by its failure to send peacekeepers to the country.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:43
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is demanding answers from the Pentagon about a task force accused of wasting millions of taxpayer dollars in its efforts to rebuild Afghanistan's economy.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:37
African forces began a U.S.-led counter-terrorism training programme in Senegal on Monday amid what a U.S. commander said were rising signs of collaboration between Islamist militant groups across north Africa and the Sahel.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:29
Uganda has bought anti-riot gear ahead of a Feb. 18 election in a move which police say will bolster security during voting but which critics say aims to intimidate opponents of President Yoweri Museveni, who is seeking to extend his 30-year rule.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:23
Members of the Ghanaian Navy, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Coast Guard are conducting a combined maritime law enforcement operation, as part of African Maritime Law Enforcement Partnership (AMLEP), Feb. 4, 2016.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:20
Terrorism in West Africa is evolving into a more regional phenomenon. In order to hold back wider destabilization, international partners would be wise to emphasize regional cooperation in response.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:18
South Africa’s stock of high-tech equipment to track down and apprehend poachers has been boosted to the tune of more than R12 million by US President Barack Obama’s national strategy to combat wildlife trafficking.
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:15
Authoritarian leaders like the Gambia's Yahya Jammeh seem to relish the West's wealth. Why doesn’t the United States use that against them?
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:05
Argentine prosecutors are pursuing money laundering investigations into alleged human trafficking organizations suspected of hiding millions of dollars in illicit profits.