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Competition for energy resources often leads to violence. Africa hopes it can meet growing demands while reducing conflict. ADF STAFF By 2030, the global demand for energy is forecast to increase by 44 percent. Much of this new demand…

VOICE OF AMERICA South Sudan sponsored a “wrestling for peace” tournament, bringing together athletes from around the country. The last big tournament was canceled when civil war broke out in December 2013. With chests bare and…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Pioneering Malian photographer Malick Sidibe, whose powerful black-and-white images of local life won him international acclaim and top awards, died at the age of 80 in April 2016. Sidibe’s vibrant images of life…

UNITED NATIONS NEWS SERVICE A consecration ceremony of the Timbuktu mausoleums, last conducted in the 11th century, was celebrated in February 2016 at the initiative of the local community. It was the final phase of the United…

SOUTH AFRICAN SPORTS CONFEDERATION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE South African Wayde van Niekerk, the International Association of Athletics Federations 400-meter champion, has blasted the record books. In March 2016, the “Bloemfontein Blitz”…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Guinea and Turkey signed multiple deals in diverse areas including defense, health and energy during a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan arrived in the Guinean capital, Conakry, in March…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE An Australian warship seized almost 2,000 assault rifles, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns destined for Somalia in March 2016. Sailors from the HMAS Darwin boarded a fishing boat that was headed toward the…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/REUTERS The United States is partnering with Tunisia to install an electronic security surveillance system on the country’s border with strife-torn Libya, the U.S. Embassy said in March 2016. The $24.9 million…

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS What was supposed to be a naval training maneuver off the coast of West Africa turned into a rescue mission when pirates hijacked an oil tanker. Navies from Ghana, Nigeria, Togo and the United States tracked the…

VOICE OF AMERICA Kenyan police added 30 armored personnel carriers (APCs) to be used in areas hit by terrorism. To protect and equip police officers, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta authorized the deployment of the APCs to the…