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Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 06:00
Official says state leaders being consulted by president, just days after his government rejected a regional peace plan.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 05:57
Disturbed by the rot and thriving corruption in the civil service, which has cost the country trillions of naira, President Muhammadu Buhari has taken his anti-graft war to the sector.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 05:50
The immediate past chief of defence staff (CDS), Air Marshal Alex Badeh, yesterday disclosed that the military under his watch was ill-equipped and lacked motivation to tame Boko Haram.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 05:49
A prominent Burundi human rights activist who openly opposed President Pierre Nkurunziza's controversial bid for a third term in office was shot and seriously injured on Monday, a family member and witnesses said.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 05:47
The United States is set to relax the restrictions on Nigeria in its ability to procure weapons from America and its allies under the country's Leahy Law, US congressman, Rep Darrel Issah, said monday.
Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - 05:43
Burundi is in danger of collapse, its capital rocked by violence and divided by political intrigue. The country’s fragile democratic fabric has been shredded in recent months by President Pierre Nkurunziza.
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 13:37
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joined Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and the Secretary General of the GCC to discuss progress and chart out next steps on GCC-U.S. strategic partnership and areas of cooperation.
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 10:41
In every conversation that I had today, it was crystal clear that the United States and the GCC nations agree that the partnership that we share is indispensable to the security and stability of this region.
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 06:54
Torture, human rights abuses and censorship are still widespread, according to human rights organisation Amnesty International.
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 06:48
China and Russia have been front and center in the Central Asia conversation. But there's another notable player getting into Central Asia: Japan.