The UN has launched a new peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic but experts believe that the six month mandate is too short to bring stability to the war-torn ... Read more »
African Union peacekeepers in Somalia rape women seeking medicine and food on their bases and routinely pay displaced teenage girls for sex, Human Rights Watch has revealed in a ... Read more »
The Dalai Lama has cancelled his trip to the country to attend the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation has said. Read more »
The country's defence forces have continued to maintain a heavy presence in the rebel stronghold of Gorongosa despite a ceasefire agreement between the government and Renamo. Read more »
According to a confidential report sent to New York by United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, there is over 150,000 Rwandan ... Read more »
Central African Republic's President Catherine Samba Panza has appointed Mahamat Kamoun as her prime minister as part of an effort to create a more unified government. Read more »
The 'sobel' phenomenon - which refers to fluid loyalties of armed men in war zones who interchangeably appear as rebels and soldiers - provides them with an incentive to ... Read more »
The government says it is prepared to make concessions to achieve peace but will not compromise the territorial unity of the country. Read more »
High-level concern about Nigeria in the U.S. Congress was further demonstrated by two events on July 10 involving members of Congress along with representatives from the Obama ... Read more »
Despite tensions between communities and persistent insecurity, France says its military operations in northern Mali - aimed at stopping rebels from reaching the capital - has been ... Read more »
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