All Africa
Friday, May 13, 2016 - 07:42
Following damning revelations from the trial of some Air Force chiefs in the past administration, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has ordered investigation into all military formation payroll in the country.
Thursday, May 12, 2016 - 06:55
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says a decision has been taken to withdraw the South African defence forces from Darfur, in Sudan, due to difficult working conditions.
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 07:24
Regional economies last year spent $3.2 billion on their military hardware last year, an increase from the previous year, as they sought to modernise their weapons and to tackle the increasing terrorism threat.
Friday, May 6, 2016 - 06:32
Mozambique's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) has called for a full investigation into the discovery of bodies scattered in the bush of parts of the central provinces of Manica and Sofala
Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 07:09
The urgency of promoting social justice in Africa as the best firewall against the spread of extremism grows daily, as we witness increasing terrorist attacks on soft targets in African cities - Bamako, Ouagadougou and Grand-Bassam.
Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 06:03
Two major Al-Shabaab training camps in Southern Somalia have been bombed by Kenyan jet fighters during an impromptu airstrike on Friday night, residents said.
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 06:44
The head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has expressed serious concern about rising political tensions in some parts of the country.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 06:47
One of the few spaces in which an African security agenda could be debated frankly has been damaged, but it can be brought back to life.
Friday, April 15, 2016 - 06:35
The United States has released yet another damning report on Nigeria, accusing the government at all levels of injustice, brutality and inflicting pain on poor Nigerians.
Thursday, April 14, 2016 - 06:25
The United Nations is withholding more than 40 new cases of sexual violence by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) in direct contravention of its promise to disclose all information to the public, an NGO has said.