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Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 06:10
Kenyan soldiers shot dead six suspected members of a separatist group who hacked an officer to death in an attack on barracks in the port city of Mombasa, police and military officials said on Sunday.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 06:09
Two soldiers were killed in northern Mali and four injured after an improvised explosive device blew up at a checkpoint, the government and the United Nations said on Sunday.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 06:08
The African Union has given Burkina Faso’s army two weeks to return power to a civilian government or face sanctions, the head of the organisation’s peace and security council said on Monday.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 06:06
The army officer who has seized power in Burkina Faso amid popular protests in the West African country was twice selected to attend counterterrorism training programs sponsored by the U.S. government, U.S. military officials said.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 06:05
Burkina Faso has been a key mediator of regional conflicts and a Western partner in fighting terrorism. President Blaise Compaoré was ousted last Friday, and a military junta has assumed power, raising objections from the African Union.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 06:04
Boko Haram insurgents have so far seized control of over 20,000 square kilometers of territory in three North Eastern states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, Daily Trust reports.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 06:02
Liberian security forces fired with “complete disregard for human life” into crowds of civilians protesting a blanket Ebola quarantine over the summer, killing one teenager and seriously wounding another young man, according to the first independent investigation of the deadly clashes.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 06:01
President Barack Obama has asked Congress for $6.18 billion in emergency funds to combat Ebola in West Africa and to secure the United States against any spread of the virus.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 06:00
Burkina Faso's political parties have agreed that the country's political transition should last a year, followed by elections in November 2015. But the crisis talks in the capital Ouagadougou ended without a deal on who would head a transitional government.
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 05:59
Despite often rancorous discussion brokered by three African presidents, political and military leaders in Burkina Faso have failed to name a civilian to lead a transition to democracy after the resignation of President Blaise Compaoré.