Tag: peace talks
Sudan govt to delay peace talks with armed groups
The Sudanese government has agreed to delay Thursday’s peace talks with the armed groups to Dec. 10, after a request…
South Sudan begins 3rd around of peace talks
The third round of peace talks between South Sudan’s conflicting parties started on Monday in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.
Kirr-Machar meeting will diffuse tension – Experts
Experts on Thursday said the much-awaited meeting between President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar will help diffuse tension…
South Sudan’s Kiir agrees to hold peace talks
President Salva Kiir of South Sudan has agreed to hold peace talks with rebel leader, Riek Machar, as the international…
South Sudan peace talks end without deal
Talks in Ethiopia to revive South Sudan’s failed 2015 peace pact and end the country’s civil war ended without a…
Peace Talks To Resume In Geneva – UN
Peace negotiations aimed at ending the division of Cyprus will resume in Geneva on June 28, the United Nations said…
South Sudan president to attend peace talks
Juba (AFP) – South Sudanese President Salva Kiir will attend peace talks aimed at brokering an end to civil war,…
S.Sudan govt boycotts peace talks, threatens war on rebels
The South Sudan Government on Friday threatened to resume fighting with the rebel group, SPLM/A in opposition, following breakdown of…
Thousands flee for cover as Israel raids Gaza
Thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in neighbourhoods of eastern Gaza City on Tuesday, carrying bags of clothes, pillows and…
US wants punitive actions against South Sudan leaders
By Simon Ateba The United States Government said on Tuesday that punitive actions should be taken against South Sudanese leaders…
Kenyatta, Desalegn in Juba for peace talks
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn flew into Juba on Thursday for talks with South Sudanese…
Pakistan frees senior Taliban leader
ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistan on Saturday released its most senior Afghan Taliban detainee, Abdul Ghani Baradar, a senior official of…
PDP Peace Talks Fail, Caucus Disowns Oyinlola, Others
As several peace talks held by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic party, PDP, to resolve the crisis in the…
General Carter: West should have talked to Taliban
The West should have negotiated with the Taliban more than a decade ago, soon after they were toppled, Britain’s senior…
CAR: Pope hopes talks will bring peace
Pope Benedict XVI said Monday he hoped Central African Republic peace talks would spare the country’s residents from “reliving the…
Official: 400 South African soldiers sent to Bangui
South Africa has authorised the sending of 400 soldiers to Central African Republic (CAR) where government and regional troops are…
Malian rebels derail peace talks
One of the armed Islamist groups occupying northern Mali, Ansar Dine, said Thursday it was revoking a pledge to end…
Boko Haram threatens media, denies peace talks
Nigeria’s Boko Haram sect has debunked stories that its representatives are holding peace talks with the government and threatened to…
Expand Plateau peace talks, Jonathan advised
The Taroh nation in Nigeria’s volatile Plateau state has suggested that on-going meetings by the Presidency toward peace should not…
Madagascar rivals in peace talks
Madagascan leader Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, Marc Ravalomanana, met Wednesday on a remote Seychelles island…
South Sudan accuses Khartoum of stalling AU talks
A UN deadline for Sudan and South Sudan to resume talks on oil and other critical issues looked likely to…
Mali wants peace talks with northern rebels
Mali’s putschists and politicians called Sunday for talks with rebels holding the north of the country, as Islamists holding key…
Nigeria: Mediators Quit in Boko Haram Talks
Ibrahim Datti Ahmed, the muslim cleric mediating in peace talks between the Nigerian government and the Boko Haram Islamist sect…
Reuters: Nigeria opens indirect talks with Boko Haram
Nigeria’s government has in the last week held its first indirect peace talks with Islamist sect Boko Haram, meeting mediators…