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French defence minister in Africa's Sahel for security talks
Dec 31, 2013 (AFP)
France's defence minister visited Mali on Tuesday at the beginning of a tour of Africa's Sahel region focused on coordinating action against "the threat of dest...
S.Sudan president, rebel chief due in Ethiopia for peace talks: Addis Ababa
Dec 31, 2013 (AFP)
South Sudan's president and rebel leader Riek Machar are flying for face-to-face peace talks in Ethiopia, a foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday, to try and ...
Outside View: Memories of Mandela's Christmas in prison
Dec 24, 2013 (UPI)
With the film "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" scheduled for U.S. release Christmas Day, a former fellow prisoner remembers how he and the anti-apartheid revolut...
US forces prepare possible new S.Sudan evacuations
Dec 23, 2013 (AFP)
The US military is redeploying aircraft and other forces in the Horn of Africa to prepare for possible further evacuations of Americans from South Sudan, the Pe...
DR Congo arrests rebel leader accused of war crimes
Dec 23, 2013 (AFP)
The Congolese army on Monday arrested a rebel leader whose militia has been accused of committing war crimes in the east of the vast Democratic Republic of Cong...
Muslims protest French operations in C. Africa
Dec 22, 2013 (AFP)
Several thousand Muslim supporters of the Central African Republic's former rebel group Seleka protested Sunday against French troops conducting a disarmament o...
US aircraft attacked, fighting escalates in South Sudan
Dec 21, 2013 (AFP)
US aircraft flown into South Sudan to help with evacuation efforts on Saturday came under fire, wounding four US servicemen, officials said, as fighting in the ...
South Sudan army advances on rebel-held town
Dec 21, 2013 (AFP)
South Sudan's army backed by helicopter gunships were advancing Saturday towards the rebel-held town of Bor, a spokesman said, three days after it was wrested f...
Ugandan troops deployed in South Sudan capital: report
Dec 20, 2013 (AFP)
Ugandan soldiers have been deployed in South Sudan's capital Juba following a request by the country's government to help secure the city, Uganda's government-o...
Tribal war fears in South Sudan as rival army units clash
Dec 19, 2013 (UPI)
Fighting between rival army units has spread to towns around the capital South Sudan's capital, with reports of 500 dead since Sunday, underlining the fragility...
Germany, Britain help with logistics in C. Africa: French minister
Dec 18, 2013 (AFP)
Germany and Britain are providing logistical support to a military force in the Central African Republic, a French minister said Wednesday, amending comments ma...
South Sudan manhunt on for ex-vice president after 'attempted coup'
Dec 17, 2013 (UPI)
Presidential Guard troops stormed the compound of former Vice President Riek Machar Tuesday after President Salva Kiir Mayardit accused him of masterminding an ...
Six dead in Brazzaville army shootout
Dec 16, 2013 (AFP)
At least six people were killed when a firefight broke out Monday in Brazzaville between soldiers and the bodyguard of a wanted high-ranking army officer. An AF...
France warns of rising sectarian unrest in C. Africa
Dec 13, 2013 (AFP)
France warned Friday of a dangerous spiral of sectarian violence in the Central African Republic as the UN said more than 600 people had died in recent unrest. ...
DR Congo, M23 rebels sign peace documents
Dec 12, 2013 (AFP)
Kinshasa and the M23 rebels signed documents officially burying the hatchet Thursday in Nairobi, a month after the end of the fighting in the eastern Democratic...
Bangui residents guide French troops in weapons hunt
Dec 09, 2013 (AFP)
A swarm of Bangui residents trailed French troops as they began combing the streets for rogue rebels Monday, egging them on with a deluge of tips and tip-offs. ...
Trinidad security industry faces calls for clean-up
Dec 09, 2013 (UPI)
A mushrooming security industry in Trinidad and Tobago faces calls for an urgent clean-up after armed men held up a van carrying more than $468,000 in cash for ...
1,600 French troops in CAR, no fresh clashes: army
Dec 08, 2013 (AFP)
About 1,600 French troops have deployed as planned in the Central African Republic, the army confirmed on Sunday, adding that no fresh clashes had occurred sinc...
France tells Africa to take charge of security
Dec 06, 2013 (AFP)
French President Francois Hollande on Friday told African leaders it is time for their continent to take charge of its own security as a major summit went ahead...
US praises French 'leadership' in C. Africa conflict
Dec 06, 2013 (AFP)
Washington praised French military forces Friday for beginning the tough task of helping restore security to the strife-torn Central African Republic. "We belie...
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