Counterterrorism
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 09:20
An air strike in southern Somalia has killed two senior commanders of the militant Islamist group, al-Shabab, residents have told the BBC.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 09:20
The study, "The Future of the Algerian Defense Industry," envisages North Africa -- primarily Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Libya -- becoming a major defense market by 2017.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 09:00
Somali government forces and Ethiopian troops clashed with al-Shabaab militants in Somalia's Bay region Thursday (October 24th), Somalia's Garowe Online reported.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:38
With the completion of the Transitional Federal Government’s (TFG) term on August 20, 2012, the Somalia Federal Government (SFG) was established on the basis of the enacted Provisional Constitution. The new Lower House of the parliament, whose members are nominated by their clan leaders, elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as its President.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:37
Sources in Somalia say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed a key operative of the militant group al-Shabab.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:35
The United States military carried out a missile strike against a top Shabab operative in Somalia on Monday, according to Defense Department officials, three weeks after a Navy SEAL raid in another part of the country failed to capture a senior leader of the Somali Islamic militant group.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:32
Opposition groups in the northern Nigeria city of Kaduna are calling for the repeal of a ban on “meetings, rallies or assemblies” without police permission. Police maintain the ban is essential in times of political turmoil to maintain peace in a city with a history of political violence.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:18
A new report says the United States is intensifying efforts to help catch fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:15
In an attempt to stop the insecurity that is being posed to Nigeria by the Boko haram Sect, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has sought for collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), New York Police Department, United Nations and other United States security agencies.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 08:14
President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed to Israel to collaborate with his administration to fight against insurgency currently ravaging Nigeria.