Violence

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The curfew in quest, one of Haiti's ten departments has been extended until March 23, authorities said. Gang violence continues to escalate in the south-central department which hosts the jurisdictional seat of the capital city. The…

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The widespread violence that took over Haiti’s capital on 29th February, has brought even more fears of a humanitarian crisis in the country. In one of the shelters for displaced families in capital Port-au-Prince, hundreds fight to get…

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The Republic of Benin has pledged to deploy 2,000 troops to Haiti as part of a multinational peacekeeping forceto help the Caribbean nation's police fight armed gangs. Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the United Nations on…

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Prominent Zimbabwean opposition figure Job Sikhala has been convicted of inciting public violence in Harare. Sikhala faces up to 10 years’ imprisonment. Police accused the former MP of encouraging supporters to violently react to the…

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Gang members have raided a key community in Haiti’s capital that is home to numerous police officers and has been under siege for four days in an ongoing attack, with residents fearful of the violence spreading throughout Port-au-Prince.…

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Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embalo says the deadly violence involving members of the National Guard was an "attempted coup" as the army ordered them back to barracks. The unrest between members of the National Guard and…

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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned the violence that erupted in Guinea Bissau in the early hours of Friday. The condemnation was contained in a statement issued by ECOWAS Commission in Abuja. It…

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The International Criminal Court deputy chief prosecutor announced that she was dropping all further investigations into crimes committed in Kenya relating to violence that erupted following elections in 2007. The 2007-2008 post-election…

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The Force Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) says it has taken a firm stand against gender-based violence in the conduct of its operations. The Force Commander MNJTF, Major General Ibrahim Ali stated this during the opening…

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Violence against civilians in Sudan is "verging on pure evil," a senior United Nations official warned, as a humanitarian crisis in the country worsens and ethnic violence escalates in the western region of Darfur. A war erupted 15th…