IOL News
Tuesday, November 8, 2016 - 07:08
Kenya on Sunday dismissed a United Nations report linking its troops to illicit charcoal trade from a port under their control in Somalia. The Kenyan troops are part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which is helping the Somali government battle terror group Al-Shabaab.
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 06:08
The African Union Peace and Security Council has endorsed a recommendation to extend the mandate of the AU-UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), Sudan, for another 12 months until 30 June 2017.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 07:07
Nigeria's Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has accused the previous administration of stealing some $15 billion (13 billion euros) of public money through fraudulent arms deals.
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 - 07:12
The National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC), the statutory body overseeing South Africa’s armament deals, rushed to table all outstanding reports to Parliament following DA MP David Maynier’s letter last week to committee chairman, Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe.
Thursday, May 8, 2014 - 07:57
The United States has received intelligence of a “specific terrorist threat” against churches and other places of worship in the Ugandan capital, its embassy there said.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 - 08:28
The UN Security Council on Thursday demanded improvements in the international peacekeeping force in Sudan's western Darfur region and called on Khartoum to improve co-operation with the mission in the remote, conflict-torn territory.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 16:23
South Sudan's government and rebels are taking a more than two-week break from key peace talks having seemingly made little to no progress in three weeks, mediators said on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 08:54
The UN said Tuesday it has deployed around 100 Egyptian special forces to the restive Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a surge in violence has caused what it called a humanitarian “catastrophe”.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 11:09
The UN Security Council has approved a surge of African Union troops to fight al-Shabaab militants in Somalia.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 08:55
The leader of a military coup that plunged Mali into chaos last year has been summoned for questioning over six deaths during an army protest in September, the Justice Ministry said on Thursday, calling the incident a “mutiny”.