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Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 05:58
Lawmakers in Cameroon, which is battling to stop the advance of Nigerian Boko Haram militants on its territory, will vote in the coming days on whether to impose the death penalty on those found guilty of involvement in acts of terrorism.
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 05:57
"Nigeria is my country. I will fight for my country. I would lose my life for my country," says Umar Dawaki, as his eyes fill with tears.
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 05:56
Pushed out of its former strongholds, militant group al-Shabab has been moving lots of men and equipment into southern Somalia, especially Lower Juba and Gedo, the two regions that border Kenya. Analysts say this is one area where the Islamist group can still project its power and put pressure on authorities
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 05:53
Around the end of the year, most of the almost 3,000 American troops deployed in Liberia to fight an Ebola epidemic will finish their work and be ready to either start returning home, or to go assist another country the top U.S. general for Africa operations said Wednesday.
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 05:52
The fact is, it is not that Kenyatta's government was disinterested in security. It is that its understanding of what constitutes a national security threat is radically different from what most Kenyans would expect.
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 05:49
The Brazilian Navy has said that it will establish a naval mission in São Tomé and Príncipe, the small African island nation in the Gulf of Guinea.
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 05:44
Russia plans to strengthen its military ties with Khartoum, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday during a visit to internationally isolated and sanctions-hit Sudan.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 08:52
The countries of Central America — especially “the Northern Triangle” of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras — are among the most criminally violent nations in the world. As part of the U.S. Government’s (USG) Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has designed and implemented a set of programs to improve citizen security in Central America by strengthening community capacity to combat crime and by creating educational and employment opportunities for at-risk youth.1 USAID’s crime prevention work has been implemented through its field Missions in five countries: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 07:59
Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks at the Counter-ISIL Meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 07:35
On December 2, U.S. Ambassador Pamela White met with representatives from major Opposition parties at Fusion headquarters on Christ-Roi in downtown Port-au-Prince.