International Business Times
Friday, November 15, 2013 - 09:58
West Africa is experiencing an increase of piracy attracted by its burgeoning oil and gas fields while policies aiming to prevent its spread seem to be failing.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 11:03
Diplomats and delegates gathered in Entebbe, Uganda, on Monday in hopes of finalizing a deal that could formally put an end to the Congolese militant group M23. But ongoing disputes kept the delegates waiting for hours until the meeting was finally adjourned around 9:30 p.m., with no resolution in sight.
Friday, September 20, 2013 - 09:32
The autonomous region of Somaliland is angling to become a trade and transit hub for East Africa, pouring millions of dollars into infrastructural development with the help of international financiers. But its plans are complicated by its ties to Somalia's capital city of Mogadishu.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 08:36
Humanitarian aid has encountered a setback in the African Sahel, one of the world's most vulnerable regions and a hub for militants linked to al-Qaeda. The Sahel, a belt of semi-arid land just south of the Sahara Desert, spans across several countries including Mali, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso. The region is plagued by poverty and instability. A hunger crisis that hit the Sahel in late 2011 has ameliorated somewhat, but food insecurity still affected 18.7 million people there last year and continues to pose a chronic threat.
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 00:00
Chevron Corp. won a small victory Tuesday in its quest to avoid paying billions in environmental damages in Ecuador.