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Friday, February 20, 2015 - 06:56
France complained on Thursday that its European allies were not doing enough to help fight terrorism and instability in Africa and demanded a fairer sharing of the burden.
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 06:54
Embraer’s EMB-314 Super Tucano trainer and light attack turboprop continues to rack up global orders, solidifying its position as the globe’s pre-eminent manned counter-insurgency aircraft. The latest order set of about $180 million expands the plane’s footprint into 3 African states: Angola, Burkina Faso, and Mauritania.
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 06:40
A second Djiboutian battalion has arrived to join the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Djibouti Armed Forces (Forces Armées Djiboutiennes: FAD).
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 06:30
The Peruvian Army is seeking 106 armoured fighting vehicles and 105 main battle tanks (MBTs) as part of its 'Harpay Nina' (Firepower in native Quechua) programme, an army source told IHS Jane's . The project is part of the army's 'Ugarte' modernisation plan.
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 06:25
Obama's Central American aid request can pave the way for the region's success.
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 06:16
Controversy is flaring over the six Guantanamo detainees taken in by Uruguay for resettlement, with even the man who pushed through the plan, President Jose Mujica, seeming to criticize them for lacking a work ethic.
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 06:14
A United Nations panel Friday said Mexico faced a widespread problem of disappearances of civilians at the hands of police and military, worsened by the government's failure to investigate.
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 06:06
A U.S. missionary has been detained in Colombia for alleged collaboration with the country’s main leftist rebel group. the FARC.
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 06:03
The mayor of Venezuela's capital, Antonio Ledezma, has been arrested amid accusations of a coup attempt.
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 07:58
The rise of violent extremism represents the pre-eminent challenge of the young 21st century. Military force is a rational and often necessary response to the wanton slaughters of children, mass kidnappings of schoolgirls, and beheading of innocents.