Mozambique Ceasefire A Beginning, Not The End’
Mozambique rebel movement Renamo’s agreement to a ceasefire is seen as aimed at keeping its political aspirations alive ahead of national and presidential elections on...
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Mozambique Ceasefire A Beginning, Not The End'
Mozambique rebel movement Renamo’s agreement to a ceasefire is seen as aimed at keeping its political aspirations alive ahead of national and presidential elections on...
Defection Of 486 Soldiers: Nigeria disagrees With Cameroon •Nigerian Troops, Boko Haram In Fierce Battle For Gamboru Ngala •Gwoza: Police Rescue 7, 28 Still Missing
NIGERIAN military authorities have disagreed with the Cameroon authorities over the report that Nigerian soldiers fled into Cameroon, following fierce fighting with Boko Haram...
Libya Bombing ; Who Is Responsible ? U.S. Says It’s Egypt Or UAE
Egypt and the United Arab Emirates were responsible for carrying out two series of air strikes in the past week on armed Islamist factions in...
Libya Bombing ; Who Is Responsible ? U.S. Says It's Egypt Or UAE
Egypt and the United Arab Emirates were responsible for carrying out two series of air strikes in the past week on armed Islamist factions in...
Amid Attack On Libya Airport, Conflict Threatens to Become Prolonged Civil War
TRIPOLI, Libya — “The fire is inside the airport!” a militiaman cried, as he fired an antiaircraft cannon on the back of a pickup truck...
Germany Approves Algeria Arms Factory Deal
A Fuchs armoured vehicle Photo: Rheinmetall/DPA Germany approves Algeria arms factory deal Germany’s Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel has given the go-ahead for defence technology company Rheinmetall to...
South Africa, Kenya And Ethiopia Lead Africa Clean Energy Drive
Renewables investments set to rise slowly on continent as countries explore potential for wind, solar and geothermal NASA satellite photos show how undeveloped Africa’s electrical...
Boko Haram kidnaps 100, Chad Frees Most Captives
Nigeria’s Boko Haram militant group kidnapped 100 people earlier this month but most were freed by security forces from neighboring Chad, a Nigerian security official...
Ebola-Wary Nigeria Sacks Striking Doctors
Thousands of striking doctors in Nigeria have been dismissed as the country tries to combat Ebola. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has fired thousands of...
Japan To Provide $1.5 million In Aid To Ebola-Hit West Africa
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Friday that Japan will provide $1.5 million in emergency grant aid via three international organizations to West African nations...
South African Activists To Join Gaza Freedom Flotilla
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition has decided to take badly needed humanitarian aid to...
East Africa Seeks Help To Stem Surge In Heroin Smuggling
East African states worried by a surge in heroin smuggling via their Indian Ocean ports...
Ebola: UN health Agency Seeks To Allay Fears About Air Travel
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today sought to allay fears amid reports that airlines are suspending flights over the Ebola outbreak by sending...
DR Congo: UN Envoy Condemns Murder Of Family In Eastern Town
A senior United Nations official today condemned the murder of six members of the same family in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Concerned By Security Raids On Darfur camps, UN-African Union Mission Takes Mitigating Measures
The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today expressed deep concern over security raids, recently conducted by the Sudanese Government, in several camps for...
Concerned By Security Raids On Darfur camps, UN-African Union Mission Takes Mitigating Measures
The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) today expressed deep concern over security raids, recently conducted by the Sudanese Government, in several camps for...
Military Wives Block Husbands’ Deployment Against Boko Haram
Military wives in the restive Nigerian city of Maiduguri have taken to the streets this week, burning tyres to prevent their husbands’ deployment to fight...
Military Wives Block Husbands' Deployment Against Boko Haram
Military wives in the restive Nigerian city of Maiduguri have taken to the streets this week, burning tyres to prevent their husbands’ deployment to fight...
Inter-Communal Violence, Banditry In Darfur Threaten Civilians – African Union-UN Envoy
Inter-communal violence, banditry in Darfur threaten civilians – African Union-UN envoy African Union-United Nations Special Representative for Darfur (UNAMID), Mohamed Ibn Chambas addresses reporters in...