Tag: soldiers
Liberia’s soldiers turn Easy riders
Ten years after the end of civil war, many former soldiers in Liberia are finding work driving motorcycle…
15 Libyan soldiers killed in attack on military post — reports
At least 15 Libyan soldiers were killed and five others wounded in an attack on a military post…
6 Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai blasts
Six Egyptian soldiers were killed after explosions near a military intelligence building in the Sinai peninsula town of…
U.N.: 82 child soldiers saved in DR Congo
Scores of child soldiers, some of them as young as eight years old, have been rescued from an…
Somalia investigates alleged rape by AMISOM soldiers
Somali authorities said Thursday they are investigating the alleged rape of Somali woman by soldiers belonging to an…
8 soldiers killed in Tunisia
Eight soldiers were killed in an ambush near the Algerian border, Tunisia's president said Monday.
Opinion: End use of child soldiers
"Raed, a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, is scared. The lightning and storms outside remind him of the sounds of…
EXPLOSIVE: 33 civilians killed by Nigerian soldiers in Boko-Haram torn city of Maiduguri
A local Islamic leader in Maiduguri informed USAfrica and USAfricaonline.com in the summer of 2012 that a major…
WAR CRIMES, using Child soldiers, Congolese warlord Lubanga sentenced to 14 years in jail
Lubanga, 51, was convicted in March 2012 of war crimes, specifically for using child soldiers in his rebel…
12 Nigerian soldiers ambushed, killed; Boko Haram claims they did it
12 Nigerian soldiers ambushed and killed; Boko Haram claims they did it Special to USAfricaonline.com, the USAfrica-powered e-groups of Nigeria360, IgboEvents, UNNalumni, and CLASSmagazine Houston.…
SHOWDOWN: Jonathan’s deployment of soldiers on streets opposed by Lagos Gov. Fashola, civic groups
Jonathan's deployment of soldiers on streets draw anger of civic groups, Lagos Gov. Fashola, others https://usafricaonline.com/2012/01/16/jonathans-deployment-of-soldiers-on-streets-draw-anger-fashola-civic-groups-by-chido-nwangwu Special to USAfricaonline.com, the…
10 killed as Egyptian soldiers bring the hammer down on democracy activists; new clashes rock Cairo
10 killed as Egyptian soldiers bring the hammer down on democracy activists; new clashes rock Cairo. By Samer…