Mali’s Tangled Mix of Jihad and Civil War
A hostage situation in Bamako, Mali, has ended with at least 18 people killed. Details are still streaming in, and much of what has been...
Burundi says Belgium behind plot to overthrow president
Burundi's government has accused its former colonial ruler Belgium of instigating an attempted coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza...
Countering Violent Extremism: What Are the Key Challenges for UN?
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to soon roll out a plan of action to improve multilateral efforts on countering...
Counter-terrorism
In Africa, terrorism undermines state institutions and impedes economic development. The continent is especially vulnerable because...
Over 30,000 South Sudanese risk death by starvation, UN says
Over 30,000 people in South Sudan's war-zone regions face death by starvation, the United Nations said Thursday, warning that "tens of...
The role of Nigerian romance scammers in the IRS data breach
The United States government accidentally gave $50 million to a group of criminals this year. Hackers successfully filed thousands of...
A crowdsourced satellite image search is helping find child slaves in Ghana
Lake Volta, in the eastern part of Ghana, has long been a center of endemic child slavery: trafficked children are abducted from their...
What to watch for in the most competitive election in Tanzanian history
It has been a barn-burner of an election campaign in Tanzania. We’ve seen high profile cross-party defections, dueling op-eds in the...
Egypt arrests senior Muslim Brotherhood figure
Egyptian security forces have arrested Hassan Malik, a leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, security officials said, part of a...
13 killed in violence linked to Guinea election: Amnesty
At least 13 people were killed in a week of violence in Guinea before and after its contested presidential election, with the security...
