Church-led marches across the Democratic Republic of Congo saw protesters decry fighting in the country’s restive east and condemn neighboring Rwanda for allegedly backing rebels. Peace marches organized by the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo attracted thousands of people angry at the violence in the country’s troubled east. Protesters in the capital, […]
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Abuja — Palestine has appealed to Nigeria to come out and play a critical role in resolving the Palestine/Israel conflict. Speaking to journalists in Abuja at the weekend, the Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Nigeria, Abdallah Abu Shawesh, said Nigeria can play a crucial role because it has good relations with Palestine and […]
Zanzibar — ETHIOPIAN President Sahle-Work Zewde yesterday hailed Tanzania for engineering peace and harmony in the continent. The Ethiopian President further said Tanzania is also a good place and model in promoting gender equality as she congratulated President Samia Suluhu Hassan for being awarded an honourary doctorate degree, saying she deserves it because of her […]
Goma — Democratic Republic of Congo rebels with the March 23 Movement, known as M23, have denied the military’s accusation they carried out a massacre of civilians as a truce between the sides has broken down. Brigadier General Sylvain Ekenge accused M23 rebels and their Rwandan backers of targeting Congolese civilians. At a press conference […]
The UN’s health body says there are still “significant parts of the country” it cannot reach to provide vital medical aid. This was one of the terms of a peace deal that appears not to have halted the fighting entirely. The World Health Organization’s (WHO) emergencies director on Friday said the UN body still does […]
Washington, DC — Africa’s most populous country – with the largest economy on the continent – will hold its 7th consecutive presidential and national assembly elections on 25 February 2023. Most elections for state governors will be on 11 March. Nigeria has had 23 years of unbroken civilian rule – the longest period in the […]
The link between the climate crisis and global health has become clearer with every extreme weather event, with the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies reaching their highest-ever level this century. The World Health Organization (WHO)’s analysis of the seven countries in the greater Horn of Africa – Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, […]
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised Ethiopia’s Tigray cease-fire during his first visit to the country since the war broke out two years ago. He said the U.N. is upscaling aid to meet “dramatic humanitarian needs.” Speaking alongside African Union Commissioner Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Thursday, Guterres called on the international community […]
Statement by Alice Wairimu Nderitu, Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, who is deeply alarmed about the escalation of violence in the Great Lakes Region Following her official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo from 10-13 November 2022, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, is deeply alarmed […]
New York, 30 November 2022 – The Agreement for Lasting Peace through a Permanent Cessation of Hostilities in Ethiopia, brokered by the African Union, is a milestone that provides an important opportunity to prioritize the protection of children, including by incorporating their rights and needs in the mediation process and peace discussions, said the Special […]
The immediate past Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church, Reverend Professor Paul Frimpong-Manso, has called for proactive peace building activities to safeguard the peace of the country. He said activities that promoted peaceful coexistence and peace across the country must be every day activity and not an event due to the invaluable role of […]
Despite relentless al-Shabab attacks, Somali defense officials say the country is making progress in building a viable security force capable of not only protecting state institutions but also expanding governmental authority. In central Somalia, federal troops supported by local fighters have been slowly seizing territories from al-Shabab since August. The current military offensive is entirely […]
A fresh round of EAC-led talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and armed militia operational in the eastern DRC has opened in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi without, however, the presence of the M23 Tutsi rebel group that Kinshasa says is being supported by Kigali. A ceasefire between Congolese government troops and M23 rebels […]
Three migrants who had arrived at the Canary Islands from Nigeria will have to return home under stowaway laws, a police spokesperson has said. The men were taken to the hospital following their arrival. Three men ave arrived in the Canary Islands after an 11-day journey on top of the rudder of a tanker, Spanish […]
Given the conflict’s ethnic dimensions, the war coalitions established on both sides must be persuaded to back peace. After a devastating two-year civil war, the Ethiopian government and Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed a cessation of hostilities agreement on 2 November. The war killed over 500 000 people and displaced millions. But the agreement […]
To tackle insecurity, especially within its borders, the Kogi State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese investors for the provision of high technology security architecture. The first-of-its-kind smart technology will capture movements in and out of Kogi State from a command and control centre to decimate terrorists, bandits and other criminal elements […]
N’djamena — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warned today of an imminent cut to food assistance to crisis-affected refugees in Chad unless urgent funding to bridge major funding shortfalls is received imminently. WFP requires US$161 million by the end of 2022 to avert a suspension of its […]
President Museveni believes the insecurity in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has to a larger extent been perpetuated by the presence of illegal guns that have been circulating within the country since independence. While addressing leaders of the East African Community (EAC) virtually during the EAC-led Nairobi process, on restoration of peace and […]