Security
Deadly attack in Ivory Coast : A Liberian has been arrested
A Liberian accused of organising a deadly attack on UN peacekeepers in Ivory Coast has been arrested in northern Liberia, officials said on Thursday.
Bobby...
Rwanda elected for UN non permanent Security council seat
Rwanda is amongst the five nations elected to seat in the Un Security Council for the next two years
On Thursday the...
Libya: The dangers of leaving Gaddafi in power
The dangers of a post- 2011 revolution Libya with Muammar Gaddafi still in charge, the influence that Gaddafi’s violent resistance may have on other...
Libya: Gaddafi and his Mali-Chad Tuareg mercenaries
As an international intervention to stop Colonel Muammar Gaddafi from committing further atrocities against Libyans continue, the north African country's leader remains impassive and...
Ivory Coast civil war could destabilize region
A few days after Mr. Alassane Ouattara announced the formation of a new army, the Republican Forces of Côte d’Ivoire, elements close to Mr....
Libya: Light at the end of tunnel for freedom fighters
Muammar Gaddafi’s government has warned the international community that any attack on Libya would threaten air and sea traffic in the Mediterranean after it...
Ethiopia led Nile treaty gains ground as Burundi joins
Ethiopian authorities have expressed their contentment over Burundi’s decision to sign a new Nile water equitable sharing treaty that will end Egypt's historical control...
Egypt’s anti-democracy militias raise concern
As Egypt’s pro-democracy activists protested for reform of the security services, men in plain clothes armed with swords and petrol bombs attacked the rally...
Algeria’s of state of emergency: The more things change…
Long demanded by the opposition, the abrogation of the 19-year old emergency decree in Algeria was published on February 24 in the north African...
Libya: International forces close in on Muammar Gaddafi
International naval and air forces have positioned around Libya in a bid to force the Libyan strong man out of office. Washington has frozen...
Ivory Coast heading towards civil war?
While the United Nations suspects Laurent Gbagbo of flouting an arms embargo in an effort to rebuild his air force, suspicions of weapons acquisition...
Zimbabwe: Activists arrested to prevent Egypt-Tunisian style protests
Security forces in Zimbabwe claim to have foiled Egyptian-style uprisings after arresting 46 rights activists in the capital Harare for allegedly “plotting to oust...
Nigeria: Military seizes weapons from Islamist militia
Nigerian military has impounded an arsenal of Kalashnikov rifles, rocket-propelled grenades, explosives, hand grenades and a large quantity of ammunition from suspected members of...
Nigerian businesses looted in Harare Zimbabwe
Property worth thousands of dollars went up in smoke after looters from Zanu PF militia went on rampage at Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, targeting foreign...
Uganda: Heavy security deployment trigger concern
Opposition parties in Uganda have complained about heavy deployment of
security personnel in the East African country ahead of the February 18 presidential elections.
Ugandan opposition...
John Mahama: The Politics of Peace
The practice and promotion of peace is a powerful tool of diplomacy that has all-too-often been misunderstood, especially in Africa. This became clear to...
Privatizing Somalia’s war on Piracy
Over 2,000 Somali nationals have been recruited to fight pirates who are terrorizing the African coast under a multimillion-dollar program financed by several Arab...
Arms cache in South Africa biggest in recent years
South African police have unearthed a massive stockpile of rifles, rocket launchers and hand grenades from a house occupied by serving soldiers and policemen.
The...
Nigeria Electoral Commission tested in Delta gubernatorial election
Analysts in Nigeria have said the gubernatorial election in the Nigerian state of Delta was a test for the re-branded electoral commission ahead of...
Nigeria: Ex-military leader behind Christmas and New Year’s Day attacks?
A Nigerian group known as the Movement for Democratic Sustainability (MDS), has called on the Nigerian government to arrest a former vice president and...
Zambia: Coup plotter set free on humanitarian grounds
Zambia's most famous coup-plotter, who assembled 54 soldiers to forcible remove former leader Frederick Chiluba from power in 1997 has been set free...
Nigeria: Muslim extremist group clamped down
A clamp down on members of the Boko Haram extreme Muslim group after a series of violent attacks in Northern Nigeria has been hailed...
Ugandan women don’t want their breasts checked by police
Women in Uganda have protested against their breasts being checked for bombs at entry points to public places.
The protest comes after a directive from...
Uganda Will Not Abandon Somali Brothers and Sisters
Uganda will not abandon its Somali brothers and sisters, even if terrorists who hit Uganda on July 11, 2010 and those threatening to hit...
South Africa: A deliberate move to deport Zimbabwean immigrants?
Thousands of Zimbabweans living in South Africa face a gloomy Christmas as they have just under 10 days left before a December 31 deadline...
Ivory Coast: Forced removal of incumbent President called for
Ivory Coast president elect Alassane Ouattara has called for the use of force to remove incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, who is refusing to admit...
Somalia: Government gradually takes over capital
United Nations-backed-Somali government is prepared to reclaim control of the entire country as Al-Shabab rebels continue to lose grounds to African Union troops known...
Gaddafi’s case for one African army
One-Africa advocate, Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi has urged the African continent to assemble a one-million-strong defense force capable of defending itself from China and...
Police Brutality – Big human rights abuse in America
The election of the first black President in the United States and his elevation of the first Latino to the U.S. Supreme Court did...
Somalia’s anti-piracy war triggers UN and US concern
The United States has expressed concerns over secretly funded anti-piracy militia training to battle pirates and stop criminal activities in Somalia. The U.S State...