|
Free Newsletters - Space - Defense - Environment - Energy |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Peacekeepers seize large weapons cache in C. AfricaBangui, Central African Republic (AFP) March 17, 2014 African peacekeepers on Monday announced the seizure of a large weapons cache near Bangui airport in the capital of the strife-torn Central African Republic. "This is an important arsenal that would be enough to keep a large part of Bangui under siege," said a source in the MISCA force who asked to remain anonymous. He said Chadian soldiers found the weapons during an operation lasting several hours late last Thursday, acting on a tipoff from local residents. The haul included more than 10, ... read more |
. |
  |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| . | . |
 Marine pest provides advances in maritime anti-fouling and biomedicine Chinese mosquitos on the Baltic Sea Exploring 3-D printing to make organs for transplants Scientists caution against exploitation of deep ocean Major turtle nesting beaches protected in one of the UK's far flung overseas territories Conservation scientists asking wrong questions on climate change impacts on wildlife | .. |
 South Sudan intercepts 'mislabelled' UN weapons shipment South Sudan's army has intercepted weapons from a UN peacekeeping mission, a military spokesman said Friday, raising tensions between the government and international agencies as violence continued in the world's newest nation. ... more | .. |
 Up to 12 'terrorists' in Mali killed by French forces As many as 12 fighters from the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) group have been killed in a counter-terrorism operation by French forces in Mali who used drones to track down the Jihadists, France's defence minister said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Fighting breaks out in South Sudan army barracks Five soldiers died when heavy fighting broke out in the main military barracks in war-torn South Sudan's capital Juba on Wednesday, underscoring serious tensions within the national army as it battles a rebel uprising. ... more | .. |
 UN extends easing of Somalia weapons embargo The UN Security Council Wednesday extended an easing of a weapons ban in Somalia, but tightened some restrictions to ensure the arms don't end up in the hands of Islamist extremists. ... more |
| .. |
 Nigerian military claim killing 13 Islamists in camp raid Nigerian troops killed 13 suspected Islamists and arrested 15 others following a raid on their camp after they massacred at least 37 people, a defence spokesman said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Little hope for C.Africa Muslims ahead of French president visit Reeling from savage attacks, Central African Republic's Muslim minority have little faith that Friday's visit by President Francois Hollande will change their fortunes, while the French military has warned that the country cannot only rely on foreign help. ... more | .. |
 Kenya boosts airport defence, warning of Islamist threat Kenya's security chiefs on Tuesday ordered that defences be boosted around the capital's airport, including against possible missile attack amid "increased threats of radicalisation" from homegrown Islamist extremists. ... more | .. |
 Outgoing CEO says S.Africa's Naspers to push online business South Africa-based global media conglomerate Naspers - which holds stakes in China's Tencent and Mail.Ru - will strengthen its e-commerce operations under its new CEO, outgoing chief executive Koos Bekker told AFP Monday. ... more |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 | .. |
Five bodies exhumed in Mali thought to be murdered soldiers Five bodies thought be the remains of soldiers murdered over their allegiance to overthrown Malian president Amadou Toumani Toure were exhumed near the capital Bamako on Sunday, a judicial source told AFP. ... more | .. |
 Somalia: Resurgent al-Shabaab targets president 'dead or alive' Al-Shabaab Islamic militants linked to al-Qaida say their suicide attack on the presidential compound in Mogadishu was aimed at killing or kidnapping Somalia's Western-backed president, Hassan Sheik Mohamud, heightening concerns the group is on the offensive again after heavy military setbacks. ... more | .. |
 China-Africa trade surpassed $200 billion in 2013: Xi China-Africa trade totalled more than $200 billion last year, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday, highlighting the Asian powerhouse's burgeoning trade and investment ties with the continent. ... more | .. |
 The new Africa -- green shoots in biosciences This key session will bring African experts in person to Chicago to report on how agricultural biotechnology is starting to have a real impact on the crucial smallholder farming sector in particular ... more |
| .. |
 EU mulls cost and spillover risks of turmoil in Africa Turmoil in Africa, dubbed in Brussels as the European Union's back yard, poses a growing challenge to EU concerns over regional security and defense cost overruns. ... more | .. |
France, Germany to send parts of joint brigade to Mali France and Germany will send parts of a joint military brigade to Mali in its first deployment to Africa, a statement said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Sudan-rebel peace talks adjourn with little progress Peace talks between Sudan and South Kordofan rebels adjourned Tuesday until the end of the month, after failing to progress on key issues since negotiations kicked off last week. ... more | .. |
China pillages Africa like old colonialists: Jane Goodall China is exploiting Africa's resources just like European colonisers did, with disastrous effects for the environment, acclaimed primatologist Jane Goodall has told AFP. ... more |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 Orion Tests Set Stage for Mission Mars 2020 rover will carry tools to make oxygen Early Earth suffered 500-million-year asteroid storm Printing the Metals of the Future Young binary star system may form planets with weird and wild orbits Tidal forces gave moon its shape | .. |
 Libya denies rumours of impending coup Libya's government and armed forces on Friday moved to quash rumours of an impending coup after a retired general called for parliament and the government to be suspended. ... more | .. |
 Uganda says wanted top LRA rebel 'may be dead' The wanted deputy of Uganda's murderous Lord's Resistance Army rebels, Okot Odhiambo, may have been killed in recent fighting, the Ugandan defence minister told AFP Friday. ... more | .. |
 Rights group urges S. Sudan, Uganda to probe cluster bomb use South Sudan and Uganda must investigate the use of banned cluster bombs in the recent fighting for the town of Bor, Human Rights Watch said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Poaching threatens savannah ecosystems White rhinoceros may be extinct in twenty years with the current poaching rates. The loss of this megaherbivore is in itself a tragedy, but it may also have tremendous effects on the ecosystems they ... more |
| .. |
 Africans get a kick out of Shaolin kung fu Ten grey-suited Buddhists crouch like leopards stalking a muntjac before barrelling across the stage in an explosion of gravity-defying pivots, kicks and somersaults that would make an osteopath wince. ... more | .. |
 DRC president declares amnesty for former M23 rebels The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, announced an amnesty on Wednesday for former members of the defeated M23 rebel army. ... more | .. |
 France in race to find troops for EU C.Africa mission The race is on to find hundreds of troops for the EU's military mission in the troubled Central African Republic, the French head of the operation said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Boko Haram raid kills nine Nigeria troops Boko Haram gunmen killed nine Nigerian soldiers after launching an ambush on a military convoy in the troubled northeast, a local official and a hospital source told AFP Thursday. ... more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2011 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
