TIO Headlines: September 21, 2015 U.S. Seeks Accord on Cyber, Backed off on South China Sea On the eve of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s state visit come reports that the US and China are negotiating a cyber attack peace agreement in which each country promises not to be the first to strike at the other’s …
US and Russia begin Military talks on Syria; Russian troops fear involvement Secretary of State, John Kerry has announced that the US is prepared to engage in military to military discussion with Russia about Syria. Kerry says the purpose of the talks will be to discuss options for a political solution to Syria, while continuing …
On Tuesday, Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza’s party, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (NCDD-FDD), won 77 of 100 seats in the Burundian parliamentary election that was boycotted by most other parties and widely panned by international observers. The presidential election will be held next week under the same …
On May 20, the French defense ministry released a statement saying that French Special Forces killed two top leaders of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in northern Mali. The men were identified as Amada Ag Hama, also known as “Abdelkrim the Tuareg,” and Ibrahim Ag Inawalen, also known as “Bana.” Two other jihadists …
In a season of testing for democracy in Africa, recent unrest in Burundi has been escalating as President Pierre Nkurunziza’s party recently nominated him for third term. The nation’s high court, under great duress according to some reports, rubber stamped the constitutional question of the candidacy. Now BBC is reporting that Major General Godefroid Niyombareh …
Burundi’s ruling political party, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), announced Thursday that Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza will declare his candidacy for reelection. This controversial move will increase political tensions in the country and likely lead to violence in the streets between government forces and …
Ten years after emerging from a civil war, there are noteworthy signs of instability in the east-African state of Burundi as Burundian police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters on Friday. Hundreds of people gathered to protest President Pierre Nkurunziza, who came to office in 2005, possibly running for a third term in …
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From the Editor’s Desk In October 2003, the government of Kano State in Nigeria stopped an ongoing polio vaccination program and did not allow it to resume until August 2004. As a result, a polio epidemic which originated in Kanohas now spread to 22 African countries, including ten who had been previously free of the …
Threat Information Office headlines 10-20-2015 Iran preparing forces for Aleppo battle as Quds Force chief reviews troops in Syria Bashar al-Assad’s forces are preparing to battle for control of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. The highly strategic city, which connects from the Turkish border to Damascus along Syria’s main highway, is currently divided in …