Peter Clottey
Friday, April 8, 2016 - 06:26
Burundi is to sign a memorandum of understanding with African Union officials following concerns the government is violating citizens’ rights.
Friday, June 19, 2015 - 06:27
Nigeria’s military is set to address accusations by Amnesty International that soldiers at the front lines in the fight against Boko Haram committed human rights violations and extrajudicial killings.
Thursday, May 28, 2015 - 06:26
A spokesman for Nigeria’s army said it intends to purge soldiers it determines to be unfit to carry out their constitutional mandate.
Tuesday, August 26, 2014 - 07:54
Nigeria’s military spokesman says the national army launched an “operation” against the violent Islamist militant group Boko Haram in Gwoza, a town in the country’s northwest the militants claimed they captured
Monday, July 28, 2014 - 07:04
Information Minister Issa Tchiroma says Cameroon has increased its troop level at the border with neighboring Nigeria to 3,000, vowing the administration in Yaoundé will go to any extent to prevent Boko Haram militants from using the country as a base to launch attacks on neighboring countries.
Monday, June 16, 2014 - 08:00
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) information minister says hundreds of rebels from the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) from South and North Kivu provinces have been disarming as part of the government’s program to improve security and stabilize the country.
Monday, April 21, 2014 - 10:28
South Sudan has urged Sudan to prevent armed groups -- including rebels loyal to former vice president Riek Machar -- from using its territory to launch attacks against the world’s newest nation, according to Barnaba Mariel Benjamin, South Sudan’s foreign minister.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 07:40
Zambia’s information minister says President Michael Sata’s administration will not tolerate acts of violence perpetrated by political groups aimed to create chaos and destabilize the country.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 10:43
Nigeria’s state security organizations have launched a joint investigation into Monday’s bombing in Nyanya, a suburb of the capital, Abuja that left at least 71 dead and many injured, says Reuben Abati, an adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan.
Monday, April 14, 2014 - 08:53
The spokesman for South Sudan’s national army says President Salva Kiir’s government has no restrictions to purchase weapons from its international partners to protect lives and property as enshrined in the country’s constitution.