AP
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 07:03
The U.N. is moving ahead with the gradual downsizing of its peacekeeping force in Liberia as the country's threat from Ebola appears to be fading.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015 - 06:57
Congolese army commanders signed a declaration to combat rape in war, a move the United Nations welcomed Tuesday as an important step in the fight against sexual violence during conflicts.
Friday, March 27, 2015 - 06:35
With radical Islamic insurgents on its doorstep, Cameroon is trying to head off unrest at home by quelling any signs of the extremism that has roiled neighboring Nigeria. In recent months, Cameroon has arrested dozens of imams and their followers accused of promoting radical ideology and collaborating with Nigeria's Boko Haram militants.
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 07:31
Boko Haram is using an unknown number of civilians as human shields as its fighters flee an offensive by multinational forces, a top Nigerian official said Wednesday.
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 06:38
The United States has delivered 10 armored vehicles to Ukraine as part of a military support program intended to assist the fight against Russian-backed separatist forces in the country's east.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 06:41
According to Ugandan officials five madrassas across Uganda have been shut down over allegations they are training students to become extremists. Police link the madrassas to the Allied Democratic Forces, a Congo-based armed group whose fugitive Ugandan leader is wanted by Interpol.
Monday, March 16, 2015 - 08:20
Congo's security forces detained a U.S. diplomat Sunday in a raid that also targeted journalists and regional democracy activists and accused them of posing a threat to stability, a government spokesman said.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 06:57
About 3,000 child soldiers will be gradually released from an armed group in South Sudan, the United Nations children's agency said after 280 children were freed on Tuesday.
Monday, January 5, 2015 - 12:18
Tunisia's largest political party chose a veteran from the country's former dictatorship as its candidate for prime minister Monday and he began work immediately on forming a coalition government.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:11
The U.S. Embassy says Nigeria has asked the United States to stop training a battalion of Nigerian soldiers, the latest sign of troubled relations between the two countries.