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Monday, September 30, 2013 - 09:29
At least 27 people were killed and many others injured in two separate attacks by suspected Boko Haram gunmen on Wednesday and Thursday in Nigeria's northern state of Borno, the local media reported Sunday.
Friday, September 27, 2013 - 08:57
A total of 113 countries on Wednesday in New York endorsed a historic new document entitled: "Declaration of Commitment to end Sexual Violence in Conflict."
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 10:17
Abubakar Shekau, leader of Nigeria's militant Islamic sect Boko Haram, has denied reports that he may have died from injuries he suffered in an encounter with the military, saying he is alive and claiming responsibility for the recent spate of attacks that left many dead in northern Nigeria.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:46
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, on Monday expressed shock and horror at the terrorist attack on a shopping mall in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, that has attracted worldwide condemnation.
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 10:23
The Second Vice-President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Cuno Tarfusser, has responded, on behalf of the ICC President, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, to a letter from the African Union (AU) which raised issues on the ongoing ICC
proceedings against the Kenyan President, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta, and his deputy, Mr. William Ruto.
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 09:17
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Sunday in New York discussed ways to further strengthen the relationship between the two organisations.
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 08:07
Friday's reported clash between Nigerian security operatives and suspected members of the militant Islamic sect Boko Haram in the capital city of Abuja has triggered a groundswell of controversy in the country, amid allegations that those killed were not terrorists but petty traders, artisans and others.
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 07:44
The final assault is underway in Kenya to free the 30 people who are being held hostage by the al-Shabaab terrorists who attacked the Westgate mall in the capital city of Nairobi on Saturday.
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 07:40
The standoff at the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya's capital city of Nairobi enters day 3 Monday, with some of the terrorists who stormed the mall on Saturday still holed in with an unknown number of hostages.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 08:59
Though some successes have confirmed the importance and relevance of the Joint Africa-European Union Strategy (JAES), progress in some areas, particularly at operational and technical levels, has been unequal, a senior official of the African Union Commission (AUC) said Wednesday.