Counterterrorism
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 13:09
Following a deadly terrorist attack in Kenya, the Uganda Police have taken over security at key public places, especially shopping malls in Kampala.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 12:35
Barack Obama offered security support to Kenya on Monday, as authorities in Washington investigated reports that American citizens may have been involved in the terrorist attack on a shopping mall that killed at least 62 people.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 12:18
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday night declared that the four-day-long siege of an upscale mall in the capital by Islamist militants has ended with the deaths of five militants and 11 in custody. He announced three days of mourning for the more than 60 people killed in the attack, a death toll that is expected to rise with the recovery of more bodies from the mall, he said.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 11:59
The deadly terror attack at Nairobi's Westgate Mall has taken dozens of lives and brought one of Africa's most-prosperous cities to its knees. It has also highlighted a disturbing new reality: the Islamist extremism that has long ravaged the Middle East has taken root in Africa as well, causing chaos and bloodshed across a broad swath of the continent.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:43
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday in New York called for a stronger global consensus and determination to end the scourge of terrorism as quickly as possible.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:33
"We will be able to obtain information from all state bodies of not only in Kazakhstan but also other CIS countries at the legislative level," he stressed.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:27
President Barack Obama has promised Nigeria's leader the U.S. will help fight terrorism in that country. In their meeting ahead of Obama's speech to the United Nations General Assembly, the two leaders discussed the terrorist attack in Kenya and similar threats to Nigeria.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 08:46
Remarks by U.S. President Barack Obama before his scheduled meeting with Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, in New York for the UNGA.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 06:56
State Department spokespersons give readout of Secretary Kerry's meetings with the Saudi and Emirati foreign ministers, Jordanian King Abdullah , and Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy. Fahmy and Kerry discussed terrorism and press freedom in Egypt but did not talk about security assistance. The ongoing search for a resolution to the crisis in Syria dominated the other conversations, with some additional discussion about Iran with the Saudi foreign minister.
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 13:16
Last month, we Nigerians received some startling news from the army: Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, which has killed some 3,000 people in northern Nigeria over the last four years, “might have died.”