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President Amadu Toumani Toure of Mali (file)
Thousands in Northern Mali have fled amid a renewed insurgency by groups of the Tuareg people.
Sudan and South Sudan remain deadlocked in their ongoing dispute over untangling their oil industries.
The United States has ramped up its response to the crisis but the emergency still continues.
Factors that make some populations vulnerable to internalizing al-Qaida's worldview are still present in many communities.
We encourage President Wade to pave the way for a new generation of African leaders.
The United States has reached out to the West African nation’s leaders to help find ways to restore peace and stability.
International Criminal Court has ruled that four leading political figures must answer charges related to the political and ethnic
It will take political will to enact long-term systemic changes that promote gender equality and remove barriers.
Cote d’Ivoire has made great progress in returning to peace, stability and economic development.
"A health threat emerging in one corner of the world will eventually become a global health threat."
Violence has flared again in northern Nigeria.
The United States offers its condolences to the family of President Malam Bacai Sanha.
A United Nations war crimes tribunal has sentenced two former top Rwandan political leaders to life in prison.
“A growing body of evidence ... shows how women around the world contribute to making and keeping peace."
“Together we have begun to overcome the false divide that pits religious sensitivities against freedom of expression."
Feed the Future is investing in entire value chains to meet growing demand and need.
President Barack Obama announced that the United States was increasing its emergency aid to the region by $113 million.
It is critical to follow the recipient country's lead to “spark self-sustaining progress.”
The United States recently announced the latest in a series of initiatives to improve the education of nurses and midwives.
Two Swedish journalists face up to 11 years in prison after a court in Ethiopia convicted them of supporting terrorism.
Sixty years ago this month, the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees began the ratification process.
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