BINETA DIOP, Special Envoy of Chairperson of African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security, said the continent continues to lead in the adoption of National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security, noting that 25 countries have adopted them, constituting 30 cent of all..…

Many local counterterrorism partners, including those in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria, do not have the means or the ability to sustain long-term pressure on al Qaeda, the Islamic State, or Taliban militants.4 These groups and their local branches may gain sufficient strength to collapse or seriously weaken..…

AFRICOM efforts are in conjunction with Somali National Security Forces, and are providing direct support to the five primary troop contributing countries in the African Union Mission in Somalia, also known as AMISOM: Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Djibouti and Ethiopia.  ..…

He finished his government service as senior director for African affairs for President Bill Clinton’s National Security Council. ..…

By regional leaders who also thought it was being used to target, Towards the end of his rule, he served as rotating chairman of African Union and Southern African Development Community his criticism of International Criminal Court was welcomed African leaders.          ... TEHRAN -..…

The  Libyan Government of National Accord  has protested at UN Ghassan Salame's latest report to United Nations Security Council on the in North African country.. ..…

Earlier that day, Nixon had called his deputy national security adviser, Al Haig, to cancel any future meetings with any African leader who had not voted with the United States on Taiwan, even if they had already been scheduled. ..…

The US has repeatedly accused China of using 'debt to hold states in Africa captive to [its] wishes and demands' and has warned African states to avoid Chinese 'debt diplomacy' which is supposedly incompatible with the independence of African nations and civil society and poses 'a significant threat..…

CP was the among the first advocates for enacting the wage, Social Security, National Labor Relations Act, Medicare, compensation, other progressive programs, and to fight against the oppression of African-Americans and fight against fascism worldwide... ..…

There have been number of negative developments in the country, especially in regards to the situation, says Melanie Müller, South Africa analyst at Berlin-based German Institute for International and Security Affairs .. African National Congress, is seen as playing in the..…

In July 2018, for example, according to the Pentagon report, Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe held the first China- Africa Defense Security Forum in Beijing, which included representatives from 49 African countries. ..…

The right to freedom of expression and access to information is enshrined in the national constitutions of African countries. In the incident recorded by African Freedom of Expression Exchange, state security agents on March 21, 2019 arrested and detained Zenzele Ndebele, civil..…

Conventional wisdom might suggest that low-internet usage countries would be the last to disrupt internet access as they might consider the population online too small to threaten 'public order' or 'national security' or to threaten the regime's hold on power. On the contrary, says the..…

The last point aimed at making the case that the situation in the CAR was not just a humanitarian crisis but also a matter of U.S. national security. David Brownstein, the U.S. chargé d’affairs in the Central African Republic, did not hesitate to invoke the specter of ISIS. ..…

Sylvie Valérie Baipo Temon, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Central African Republic, outlined the progress made in extending State throughout the national territory, addition to undertaking reform of the security and defence sectors. ..…

We have prioritized developing this document because we understand that lasting stability, prosperity, independence, and security on the African continent are in the national security interest of the United States. . ... Our first priority, enhancing U.S. economic ties..…

The House oversight report says whistleblowers told the committee that one of Flynn's top aides, Derek Harvey — who was the senior director for Middle East and North African Affairs at the National Security Council from January to July 2017 — stated during the first week of the..…

The push to share information with the Saudis continued into January 2017, the whistleblowers claimed, when Derek Harvey, senior director for Middle East and North African Affairs on the National Security Council, began telling those inside the new administration that it would adopt..…

From December 2002 to February 2005, he served as special assistant to the president and senior director of the National Security Council for Near East and North African affairs, and served as deputy assistant to the president and deputy national security advisor..…

The “new” Africa policy, National Security Advisor Bolton suggested, is an adjusted U.S. strategy to “assist” African economic independence from the predatory designs of China and Russia. ... Bolton admits as much when he calls the administration’s new plan a response to..…

The “new” Africa policy, National Security Advisor Bolton suggested, is an adjusted US strategy to “assist” African economic independence from the predatory designs of China and Russia. ... Bolton admits as much when he calls the administration’s new plan a response to..…

The United States’ No 1. priority will be developing economic ties with the region to create opportunities for American businesses and protect the independence of African countries, as well as U.S. national security interests, he said in prepared remarks. . ..…

By Defender News Service The African-American woman who served as former President Barack Obama’s national security adviser said she will decide after the November midterms whether to run for the Senate in Maine in 2020 and challenge Republican U.S. ..…

Albury’s attorneys argued that Albury, as an African-American of East African descent, and the only black field agent in Minnesota, was driven by “conscientious commitment to long-term national security and addressing the well-documented systematic biases within the FBI.” ..…

Moreover, a Russian citizen currently serves as the national security advisor to the African country’s president. ..…

Ambassador to the United Nations, staff of the National Security Council and Asst. Secretary of State for African Affairs (under President Clinton): Stanford Univ (Phi Beta Kappa), master's and doctoral degrees from New College, Oxford (in England). . . . ..…

The African Center for Justice and Peace Studies said National Intelligence Security Services in the state of South Darfur arrested Christians from the town of Nyala on Oct 13. ..…

By subscribing to emails from the I stay informed about Second Amendment perspective NRA, Virginia Citizens Defense League, National African American Gun Association, and Everytown for Gun Safety. I hold Virginia Concealed Handgun Permit, along with my Private Security..…

There is no doubt that the national security apparatus in the United States, in this period, sees China, as the great Marxist philosopher István Mészáros has said, as its “ultimate target.”51 This has been most evident in the last few years in: (1) report after report by the U.S. national..…

By the courts six times the Colonel Sambo Dasuki, the country's former National Security Adviser has been granted bail West African Court has also upheld his right to fair hearing and asked that he should be granted bail, and Nigerian government has refused to obey the courts. ..…

The national public security minister told Human Rights Watch that Central African gendarmes will not enter the camp due to the danger of anti-balaka attacks. . ..…

In 1982 an updated version of the Suppression of Communism Act, the Internal Security Act, was passed, which banned the African National Congress and the Pan African Congress along with the South African Communist Party. ..…

Welcoming the delegation, Deputy Director-General of Criminal Investigations Department, Assistant Commissioner of Police Mr Francis Aboagye Nyarko, emphasised the need for such cooperation and coordination among the security services in West African sub-region.. He was essential for..…

Prior to joining Crisis Group, Stephen served as Special Assistant to President and Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights at National Security Council under President Obama. He also served as Senior Director for African Affairs. Prior to joining the staff..…

From January 2005 to 2009, Rice served as the 66th secretary of state of the United States, the second woman and first African American woman to hold the post. ... Bush’s assistant to the president for national security affairs (national security advisor) from January 2001 to..…

Sandford, which ruled that no African American could become a citizen, regardless of their status at birth. Without the guarantee of citizenship, black Americans had lacked clear rights to own property, move freely, or even remain in the United States — “colonization..…

Another Soviet-era operation, targeting the world, included publicizing in 1980 forged document asserting National Security Council had adopted strategy to prevent black political activists from working with African leaders.. ..…

Both women push additional buttons for identity politics, as Baer is openly gay and Keith is African-American. . Nancy Soderberg is a longtime US foreign policy figure going back to the Clinton administration, first at the National Security Council, then as deputy assistant to the..…

Washington became U.S with majority black in 1957, and President Lyndon Johnson appointed African American to the in 1967.. Negro lives in segregation and loneliness, Attorney General Ramsey Clark told Women's Forum on National Security Washington on February 20, 1968.. ..…

Non-state Actor: African National Congress (ANC)   . Year(s): 1985-1988   . ... Non-state Actor: African National Congress (ANC)   . Year(s): 1982, 1985   . ..…

Finally, 62 percent of voters believe increasing the number of Middle Eastern and African refugees in the coming year poses an increased national security risk to the United States. ..…

The UN troops will be assembled under a newly formed “Force Intervention Brigade,” a multinational force proposed during an emergency meeting of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in Addis Ababa earlier in August, and approved by the UN Security Council last Friday. . The..…

On June 13, 2015, ICC judges issued order clarifying that South Africa was obligated to arrest al-Bashir and that any immunity he had as sitting head of state had been waived as result of UN Security Council's of Darfur to ICC.. In October, the General Council of South Africa's ruling party,..…

I think, will no longer be national party if we do not somehow attract African-American votes, Latino votes, Asian American votes. His speeches also combine his opposition to National Security Agency's surveillance programs and what he sees with his concerns about drug..…

The government has also mounted an intense political campaign abroad against the ICC, charging that the cases are an affront to national sovereignty and seeking the support of the African Union and the United Nations Security Council in its efforts to have the cases deferred,..…

It also long protected the South from legislative efforts to stop lynching, integrate schools, and provide voting rights for African Americans. . The liberalism of the New Deal, however, began pushing Southern Democrats closer to the Republicans, especially on economic and national..…

So are some traditional Bush allies: the two highest-ranking African-Americans in the White House, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of State Colin Powell; and four moderate Republican senators, including Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter. ..…

Mandela, African National Congress president, was convinced that the hunger strikers, all members of Order of Boer People, ation about security force actions against anti-apartheid activists. ..…

As these officials sketched what could be a major U.S. policy shift, they expressed guarded optimism that it is not too late for the United States to gain influence with the black African groups. . The internal reassessment is being conducted by the president's National Security..…