Security Sector Reform
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 08:56
Six members of the Cameroon armed forces concluded a two-week analytic workshop facilitated by members of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, Feb. 21
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 07:31
The U.S. government and African partners met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a dialogue on strategic approaches to countering violent extremist messaging in the greater Horn of Africa region.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 06:42
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Saturday (March 1st) handed over ten Toyota Land Cruisers to the Somali police force in a donation funded by the Italian government.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 06:26
Hollywood star Ben Affleck Wednesday called on President Barack Obama to directly engage with President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of Congo to encourage him to live up to his commitment to security reforms.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 06:13
We have read recently that Somalia has a National Army, but is that really the case? Upon closer scrutiny one realises that Somalia has parallel armies – 3 of them – which exist independent of each other in different parts of this increasingly splintered.
Monday, March 3, 2014 - 11:43
Last Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, held a hearing titled “Lebanon at a Crossroads.” The subcommittee convened two separate panels and heard testimony from four witnesses. The first panel consisted of Lawrence Silverman, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, and Major General Michael Plehn, Principal Director for Middle East Policy at the Department of Defense. The second panel consisted of Dr.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 09:12
The two recent al-Shabab attacks in Somalia pushed aside some significant security-sector related stories this month, which showcase corruption and disarray in the Somali security sector. Here is a quick recap of three stories:
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 07:45
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday (February 24th) urged international donors to fulfil their pledges to the government in order to maintain public confidence in their development plan and demonstrate to Somalis "that the progress they deserve is coming".
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 07:14
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan received the members of advisory group supporting the process of Armenia’s second Strategic Defense Review (SDR).
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 08:47
A Kenyan parliamentary inquiry has called for a new body to coordinate between intelligence and security agencies after blaming poor communication and inadequate preparations for failures in handling the Westgate shopping mall attack.