August 14, 2009
Africa: U.S. Military Holds War Games on Nigeria, Somalia
In May 2008, the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, hosted "Unified Quest 2008," the army's annual war games to test the American military's ability to deal… Read more »
August 06, 2009
Africa: U.S. Military Command Aims to Help Africans Help Themselves - General
Soon after General William E. (Kip) Ward became the first commander of the United States Africa Command, known as Africom, in October 2007, he summed up his vision for his new… Read more »
Somalia: Clinton Calls Eritrea's Interference 'Unacceptable'
United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pledged strong support for Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG), while vowing to take action against Eritrea's… Read more »
July 29, 2009
Somalia: Clinton to Meet Transitional Govt President
The American Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is to meet Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the president of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG), during her visit to… Read more »
July 20, 2009
Mauritania: Coup Leader Elected President
General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who overthrew an elected government in Mauritania 11 months ago, was himself chosen president of the country in a new election at the weekend. But… Read more »
June 27, 2009
Somalia: U.S. Ships Small Arms, Munitions to Govt
The United States has shipped about 40 tons of small arms and munitions to Somalia in the last two months to help the country’s transitional government fight off a challenge… Read more »
June 10, 2009
Somalia: Pirates Expanding Zone of Operations, Say Navies
Somali pirates are extending their activities further out from the Somali coast, beyond the Seychelles in the east and to the Red Sea in the north, warns an international naval… Read more »
May 21, 2009
Somalia: East African Govts Condemn Eritrea Harshly
A group of East African states has called for air and sea blockades of Somalia to prevent outside forces – including the Eritrean government – from sending weapons and… Read more »
May 20, 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: New Civilian Catastrophe Looms in East
A new offensive by the Congolese army, backed by United Nations peacekeepers, against Rwandan rebels ensconced in the lush forests of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)… Read more »
April 26, 2009
Somalia: Cruise Ship Repels Pirate Attack
Pirates who tried to hijack an Italian cruise liner off the Somali coast were repelled on Saturday night. Read more »
April 22, 2009
Lesotho: Prime Minister Attacked
Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili was the victim of an assassination attempt on Wednesday, according to the chairman of the Southern African Development Community (SADC),… Read more »
April 13, 2009
Somalia: U.S. Congressman Sees Signs of Hope Despite Mortar Attack
Donald Payne, a veteran Democratic Congressman from New Jersey, has landed safely in Nairobi after his plane drew mortar fire while departing Mogadishu, Somalia. Read more »
April 11, 2009
Somalia: Pirates in New Hijacking In Gulf of Aden
American merchant ship captains have called for harsh action against Somali pirates, even as an American-owned tug was seized Saturday in the Gulf of Aden. Read more »
April 10, 2009
Somalia: Pirates Try to Hijack North Korean Ship
Pirates have made another attempt to hijack a ship, this time north of Somalia in the Gulf of Aden, the Nato Shipping Centre reports. Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Pirate Hostage Drama Continues, Air Patrols Begin
As a hostage drama involving an American merchant ship's captain and a group of pirates continued into Friday, the European Union's anti-piracy force began regular air patrols off… Read more »
April 09, 2009
Somalia: U.S. Navy Intervenes Against Pirates
A United States Navy missile destroyer has arrived to help end an ongoing standoff between four Somali pirates and their American hostage off the east coast of Somalia. Read more »
March 17, 2009
Madagascar: Besieged President to Resign
The besieged Malagasy president, Marc Ravalomanana, appeared headed out of office on Tuesday after opposition leader Andry Rajoelina took over a presidential palace which soldiers… Read more »
March 14, 2009
Madagascar: Opposition Claims Power, Ravalomanana Rejects Claim
Antananarivo's sacked mayor, Andry Rajoelina, emerged from hiding on Saturday to step up pressure to force the ouster of Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana. His supporters… Read more »
Madagascar: Opposition Launches New Bid to Seize Power
Antananarivo's sacked mayor, Andry Rajoelina, emerged from hiding on Saturday to step up pressure to force the ouster of Madagascar's President Marc Ravalomanana. Read more »
March 02, 2009
Guinea Bissau: President, Army Chief Assassinated
Both Guinea Bissau's president and its army chief have been assassinated within hours of one another, apparently as a result of rivalry between them, news agencies reported Monday. Read more »
February 13, 2009
Sudan: Sorry Tale of Darfur's Helicopters
More than a year after the deployment of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force in Darfur (UNAMID), the UN is still begging the international community for the… Read more »
February 11, 2009
Kenya: Weapons Ship Freed by Somali Pirates Heads for Port
The Ukrainian ship carrying heavy weapons and artillery which was freed by Somali pirates last week is expected to dock on the Kenyan coast Thursday. Read more »
February 09, 2009
Madagascar: Minister Resigns Over Killings
Madagascar's defence minister, Cecile Manorohanta, resigned on Monday after police reportedly killed at least 25 people when they fired upon a demonstration in the capital,… Read more »
January 09, 2009
Somalia: Piracy Surges Again
There has been a new upsurge of piracy off Somalia, reports an agency associated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato). Read more »
Somalia: Multinational Force to Combat Pirates
The United States Navy has announced the formation of an international force to provide security in the dangerous shipping lanes in the Gulf of Aden off the Somali coast. Read more »