Joe DeCapua
Friday, April 10, 2015 - 06:24
Bronwyn Bruton from the Africa Center at The Atlantic Council said last week’s attack at Garissa University in Kenya marks a turning point. She said it may be evidence of an African jihadist movement.
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 - 10:02
A new report says organized crime, government corruption and militias are all linked to elephant poaching and the illegal ivory trade. It says poachers in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Sudan and Kenya move across borders with near impunity.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 07:37
While attacks by the militant group Boko Haram have killed many people in northern Nigeria, communal violence is also taking a toll. The group Human Rights Watch saID since December more than one thousand people have been killed in five northern states.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 08:41
A new report says while the conflict in Mali may be over, there are hundreds of thousands of people still in need of humanitarian aid. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center says many uprooted Malians are now part of the urban poor.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 09:46
Throughout human history, war has taken countless lives, cost untold sums of money and brought great cities to ruin. But despite the long list of conflicts from ancient times to modern day, psychologists say war is not inevitable.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 - 07:41
Some 130 groups from across Africa are calling on governments to reaffirm their support for the International Criminal Court based in The Hague. They’ve released an open letter in advance of this week’s AU summit in Addis Ababa.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 07:55
Ongoing violence in the Central African Republic capital Bangui caused thousands of civilians to seek safety at the international airport Wednesday. The U.N. refugee agency is calling on the government to take immediate action to protect the civilians.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 - 13:35
There’s an expanding front on the war against terrorism. The U-S recently launched a 10-million dollar initiative to help combat animal poaching in Africa. Money from the illegal trade in animal products may be supporting various militant groups on the continent. But one expert says the U-S initiative alone won’t be enough to solve the problem.
Johan Bergenas said current anti-poaching efforts have not been successful in stopping the slaughter of thousands of animals every year.