Counterterrorism
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 09:50
U.S. military forces in Africa may lose well over a tenth - or some $40 million - from their 2014 budget, the U.S. Africa Command said on Thursday, although it saw success against militants in Somalia and Mali.
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 09:10
An Algerian army unit at dawn on Tuesday (November 12th) took out five terrorists and wounded another after an armed clash near Debdeb, some 450 kilometres from the centre of Illizi wilaya.
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 08:59
France has already agreed to train 1,000 Libyan police in counter-terrorism and plans to train another 1,500, Fabius said on the sidelines of a regional border security conference in the Moroccan capital Rabat.
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 08:56
The Primate of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Nicholas Okoh, has said the recent U.S. government declaration on Boko Haram was not an immediate solution to the insurgency in the country.
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 08:43
The United Nations approval of the troop surge in Somalia will help the African Union’s goal of defeating hard line Islamic group al-Shabab in East Africa, according to Erastus Mwencha, the AU’s deputy chairman.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 12:37
The United States has formally designated the Nigerian militant sect, Boko Haram, and a splinter group, Ansaru, as foreign terrorist organizations.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 12:23
African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has welcomed the adoption of resolution 2124 (2013) on Somalia by the UN Security Council authorising an increase in the strength of the AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 12:16
UN Security Council approves deployment of additional troops, increasing existing force to more than 22,100.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 12:07
Maritime forces from the United States, 10 East African and two European nations, along with several international organizations, commenced the multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2013, Nov. 11.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 11:28
The US has designated Nigeria's Boko Haram and Ansaru militant groups as foreign terrorist organisations.