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Monday, April 14, 2014 - 08:14
Around 60 people are reported to have been killed and several others injured in an attack in northeastern Nigeria. Local officials have blamed the Islamist extremist sect Boko Haram for the attacks.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 07:00
The EU has begun its military mission to the Central African Republic, where ethnic clashes have destabilized the country. The delayed deployment comes amid signs of increased violence against CAR’s Muslim population.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 10:14
Delegates from Nigeria's many religious, ethnic and linguistic groups are meeting for a conference in Abuja to discuss the country's future. The plight of the internally displaced is a reminder of unresolved tensions.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 07:11
The discovery prompted hundreds of South Sudanese young men to march through the capital Juba in protest. Anti-UN sentiment began growing in South Sudan in January when President Salva Kiir described the world body as a "parallel government" in his country.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 16:20
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has recommended deploying roughly 12,000 peacekeepers to the Central African Republic. This follows renewed calls from the nation's leadership to help avert a "humanitarian disaster."
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 08:18
In 2013, 11 African countries signed a peace deal aimed at bringing to an end decades of conflict in eastern Congo. German diplomat Martin Kobler is the head of MONUSCO, the UN peacekeeping mission in the DRC.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 08:59
Ahead of the French-German summit this week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged more engagement in Africa and closer military collaboration with Paris. But is there true conviction behind her promises?
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 08:31
The first troops from a joint Franco-German military brigade are to be deployed to Mali.The soldiers are to operate in a support and training role for forces already in the West African state.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 07:55
Members of the German armed forces may soon be sent to Somalia to take part in a training mission. The opposition is skeptical, saying the security situation in the east African state remains unstable.
Monday, February 10, 2014 - 10:11
In Mali, the Bundeswehr is being trained for future military interventions, says Christine Buchholz in a DW interview. The Left party politician accompanied Defense Minister von der Leyen on her latest trip to Africa.