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Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 06:40
Low value. Corrupt. Aid-driven. Despite the odd exception like Algeria, and South Africa’s indigenous defense industry, most people think of these terms when they think of the African defense market. Analyst firm Forecast International sees a different picture, however: “tomorrow’s growth market for the global defense industry.”
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 06:40
Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter arrived here on Wednesday to confer with Iraq’s top leadership on steps to speed the American-led campaign against the Islamic State, including the Pentagon’s offer to support Iraqi forces with Apache helicopters.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 06:36
The Iraqi government on Tuesday demanded the "complete withdrawal" of Turkish forces from its territory, indicating Ankara's partial pullout the previous day was not enough.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 06:31
Authorities have pulled 17 bodies from a ravine in southern Mexico after they were reportedly discovered by a man who traveled from the United States in search of a missing relative.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 06:31
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter urged Turkey on Tuesday to do more to help destroy Islamic State militants as he kicked off a tour of the Middle East that aims to drum up regional support for the military campaign.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 06:28
Burundi has dismissed criticism of its security forces, saying they acted professionally after insurgents attacked military bases in the capital, and also said there was no need to send foreign peacekeepers to the African nation.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 06:27
There are more journalists imprisoned in Egypt this year than ever before as the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi continues to “use the pretext of national security to clamp down on dissent”, according to analysis by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 06:25
Police have killed at least three Shia Muslim protesters after opening fire in the northern city of Kaduna, the spokesman for the religious minority in Nigeria said, as activists accused soldiers of having killed hundreds in "a massacre" in a nearby town in recent days.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 06:25
Yemen's opposing factions met for peace talks in Switzerland on Tuesday, United Nations officials said, as a cease-fire took hold in the embattled Arab nation amid some reports of violations.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 - 06:25
U.S. prosecutors are preparing to unveil drug trafficking charges against the head of Venezuela's National Guard, according to people familiar with the case, as the United States investigates the suspected involvement of senior Venezuelan officials in the cocaine trade.