Two writers discuss the forces that have emerged in the wake of the reported use of African mercenaries by Libya's Muammar al-Gaddafi. Read more »
As United Nations-sanctioned strikes continued through a second day, a missle struck the compound of Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi. Read more »
Libya's Muammar al-Gaddafi on Sunday vowed to triumph over international forces who struck at Libyan air defenses overnight, calling them "backwards Berbers" in league with the ... Read more »
African countries at the United Nations have stepped up to support the protection of civilians by the imposition of a no-fly zone to protect them from being attacked from the air ... Read more »
The United Nations Security Council has authorized a no-fly zone over Libyan airspace, except for humanitarian flights, and approved the use of force to protect civilians from ... Read more »
Less than 72 hours after the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta threatened to bomb Abuja, Lagos and oil facilities in the Niger Delta region, the militant group has ... Read more »
Benghazi, Libya's second largest city and seat of the opposition Libyan National Council, is bracing for the fall-out from fighting in Brega, 200 kms away Read more »
A United States ship carrying military weapons belonging to Kenya is still being held in Angola, since the beginning of March, the U.S. has revealed. Read more »
U.S. Army General Carter F. Ham assumed command of U.S. Africa Command from General William E. Ward during a ceremony March 9, 2011, at the Stadthalle in Sindelfingen, Germany, on ... Read more »
As Colonel Muammar al-Gadaffi vows a fight to the death, and his opponents put up a strong attack, the country faces a slide into a long, multisided civil war and widespread ... Read more »
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