Jason Straziuso
Friday, June 6, 2014 - 07:28
More than 15 years after al-Qaida destroyed the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi with a massive truck bomb that killed more than 200 people, fear is rising that U.S. diplomatic personnel and property could again be targeted. Armed Marines are now stationed on the embassy's roof, one indication of recent security upgrades.
Thursday, June 5, 2014 - 08:13
More than 15 years after al-Qaida destroyed the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi with a massive truck bomb that killed more than 200 people, fear is rising that U.S. diplomatic personnel and property could again be targeted.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 08:01
The townsfolk believed the mosque was safe. They crammed inside as rebel forces in South Sudan took control of the town from government troops.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 08:15
Cluster bombs. Rebel forces advancing on a major city. Accusations of continuing attacks. The cease-fire in South Sudan appears to not be holding.
Thursday, January 16, 2014 - 08:57
he U.N.'s top aid official in South Sudan watched helplessly as armed men in uniform stole a car from an aid group. Thugs took $50,000 of goods from Mercy Corps. Tons of food have been stolen, and $500,000 taken from a bank.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 08:59
The death tolls are huge and the individual incidents gruesome. One estimate says nearly 10,000 people have been killed in South Sudan in a month of warfare, while in neighboring Central African Republic, combatants in battles between Muslims and Christians have beheaded children.
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 - 08:01
Negotiators from South Sudan’s two warring sides arrived in Ethiopia on Wednesday for peace talks, and a U.N. official urged both teams to bring the world’s newest country “back from the brink.”
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 10:07
A majority of Kenyans want to see their president appear in court to face charges of crimes against humanity.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 08:10
The website's headlines trumpet al-Shabab's imminent demise and describe an American jihadist fretting over insurgent infighting. At first glance it appears to be a sleek, Horn of Africa news site. But the site - sabahionline.com - is run by the U.S. military.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 09:26
The man U.S. Navy SEALs tried to take down in Somalia over the weekend was a Kenyan who had plotted to attack his country's parliament building and the United Nations headquarters in Nairobi, according to a Kenyan government intelligence report.