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Fragile Ceasefire: Heartbreak in Gaza as families dig through rubbles for loved ones
With cemeteries also destroyed, families are resorting to burying loved ones in home gardens or beside damaged graves. Civil defence…
Trump to Israel: “Stop bombing Iran, bring your pilots home”
Trump's warning to Israel is coming just as the two countries are currently engaged in a blame game over the…
Israel declares ceasefire after claiming destruction of Iran’s nuclear, missile capabilities
Israel thanks President Trump and the American people for standing firmly by our side and for their participation in the…
Israel poised to approve ceasefire with Hezbollah
Lebanon has also complained that Israel has violated the agreement, noting regular violations of Lebanese airspace by Israeli warplanes.
U.S. vetoes Gaza ceasefire resolution at Security Council
It called on all parties to enable UNRWA to carry out its mandate as adopted by the General Assembly, with…
Syria: Russia registers 7 ceasefire violations in 24 hours
The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish Commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian ceasefire has registered seven truce breaches in…
Turkey’s ceasefire calls in Syria yielded results – Erdogan
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s calls for a ceasefire in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region were bearing fruit after days of…
Tripoli residents taking advantage of ceasefire
Residents of Tripoli say they are emerging from their homes to take advantage of a ceasefire between between rival armed…
Palestinian factions move to uphold ceasefire with Israel
Palestinian political factions in the Gaza Strip, including the Islamist group Hamas, said Thursday they are committed to a ceasefire…
Sudan, South Sudan agree on ceasefire
The Republic of Sudan and its neighbour, South Sudan, have agreed on a permanent ceasefire to ensure sustainable peace in…
Hamas reaches ceasefire with Israel after Gaza flare-up
Hamas, the Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday said it has reached a ceasefire with Israel.
South Sudan govt, rebel groups sign ceasefire
South Sudan’s government and rebel groups signed a ceasefire in the latest attempt to end a four-year civil war and…
Nigeria In Trouble Again As Niger Delta Avengers End Ceasefire
If the threat by the Niger Delta Avengers to resume hostilities with the Nigerian government anytime from now is anything…
Governor returns to northern state as part of ceasefire
Rival armed groups in northern Mali agreed to the return of a state governor to the desert city of Kidal…
South Sudan’s warring sides violated ceasefire over 50 times — Monitors
South Sudan’s warring sides have violated a ceasefire agreement over 50 times in the last 20 months, mediators said in…
South Sudanese President refuses to sign peace agreement
East Africa’s Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) said South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir, has refused to sign a peace deal…
South Sudan rivals agree new ceasefire deal
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar late Sunday signed a new agreement to end more than…
Libya’s militia alliance announces ceasefire
An Islamist-backed militia alliance on Friday announced a ceasefire in conflict-strewn Libya, following an agreement at UN-brokered peace talks between…
Ceasefire with Boko Haram in doubt after fresh unrest
A deadly bombing in northern Nigeria and new details about kidnappings at the weekend blamed on Boko Haram cast further…
FG hopes ‘deal’ with Boko Haram improves image in West
Nigeria’s disputed claim to have brokered a ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram and release deal for more than 200 kidnapped…
Borno elders question Boko Haram ‘ceasefire’ deal
Nigeria’s government may have negotiated a supposed ceasefire with only one faction of Boko Haram, an influential regional group has…
The Boko Haram Ceasefire Farce
The recent attacks and killings in northern Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram members only days after the Federal Government announced…
Senior army officers raise doubts over Boko Haram ceasefire deal
Nigerian military and intelligence officials raised doubts on Sunday about the validity of a ceasefire with Boko Haram, with reports…
Senator cautions FG on ceasefire agreement with Boko Haram
Sen. Ahmed Zannah, representing Borno Central Senatorial District, on Sunday, advised the Federal Government to trade with caution in implementing…
Doubt over Nigeria-Boko Haram ‘ceasefire’, kidnap release
Nigeria’s announcement of a ceasefire with Boko Haram has surprised many and convinced few, particularly when talks with the militants…
Ceasefire: Rep urges sincere implementation
A member of the National Assembly, Rep. Dakuku Peterside, said on Friday that the ceasefire agreement between the Federal Government…
Kano residents commend FG over Boko Haram ceasefire agreement
Residents of Kano have commended the Federal Government for the ceasefire agreement it reached with members of the Boko Haram…
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News Analysis: Ahmadu, Boko Haram broker most likely an impostor
Bayo Onanuga There are indications that the man with whom Nigeria’s military and presidency officials agreed a truce over the…
Heavy fighting threatens Ukraine ceasefire
Gunfire and heavy shelling rocked a key frontline city in eastern Ukraine overnight, raising fears Sunday that a tenuous truce…
EU agrees new sanctions against Russia despite ceasefire
The European Union said Friday it had agreed on a tough new package of economic sanctions against Russia, despite a…