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Friday, March 27, 2015 - 06:35
With radical Islamic insurgents on its doorstep, Cameroon is trying to head off unrest at home by quelling any signs of the extremism that has roiled neighboring Nigeria. In recent months, Cameroon has arrested dozens of imams and their followers accused of promoting radical ideology and collaborating with Nigeria's Boko Haram militants.
Friday, March 27, 2015 - 06:25
Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield will lead an "official diplomatic observation mission" of the presidential and national assembly elections that take place Saturday, according to the State Department statement.
Friday, March 27, 2015 - 06:21
Boko Haram is but one of a series of interlocking security and governance challenges that the next president of Nigeria will face. This is part one of the series of reviews some of the most pressing of these other strategic challenges and the leadership that will be required to address them which focuses on identity.
Friday, March 27, 2015 - 06:17
Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the Chairperson of the African Union, made a statement encouraging universal adoption of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction.
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 07:31
Boko Haram is using an unknown number of civilians as human shields as its fighters flee an offensive by multinational forces, a top Nigerian official said Wednesday.
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 07:18
Burundi's government fiercely denies the allegations, yet at the same time makes no secret of its disdain of a section of the media and NGOs who are seen as political opponents in all but name.
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 07:17
The United States has designated a senior leader of the Islamist insurgency in Russia's North Caucasus as a terrorist, subjecting him to sanctions.
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 07:13
From 2007 to at least 2010, there was a flight from Caracas, Venezuela to Tehran, Iran that made a stop in Damascus, Syria. According to US government testimony and a report by Brazilian paper Veja, the plane was laden with drugs, weapons, and cash.
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 07:12
Pakistan said Thursday it was considering a request from Saudi Arabia to participate in the Saudi-led military operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen. It remains unclear what military assistance the Saudis have asked for, though media reports suggest that Riyadh wants Pakistani participation in both airstrikes and ground operations. Pakistan has long been a close ally of Saudi Arabia, though in recent years, Islamabad has also improved its ties with neighboring Iran, a rival to Saudi Arabia.
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 07:09
Peacekeeping-related mutinies are occurring at the same time that many African states and their foreign partners are placing much energy and resources into professionalizing African militaries. Planners should take heed of the grievances expressed in mutinies, which threaten to perpetuate many of the divisions that professionalization efforts aim to resolve.