Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has disclosed it will begin peace talks with Shene on upcoming Tuesday, in Tanzania. In his remark he made in connection with the recognition ceremony under the theme: “Enough with War, Let us Sustain Peace!,” Abiy said the people of Ethiopia are eagerly waiting for this peace talks […]
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Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called on the Sudanese waring parties to come to the peace alternative by taking lessons from Ethiopia’s peace agreement. PM Abiy disclosed this today in a message he delivered at an event organized to honor those who have contributed to the Pretoria Peace agreement under the theme: […]
Addis Ababa — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has “strongly condemned” and refuted allegations that Ethiopian troops have crossed into neighboring Sudan. Ahmed made the statement in response to allegations that Ethiopian troops have crossed into Sudan’s territory as the country encounters an internal conflict between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces […]
Nairobi — The State Department for Diaspora Affairs has kicked off the registration process for the evacuation of Kenyans in Sudan. In an urgent notice to Kenyans in Sudan, the Diaspora Department said that those who wish to be evacuated should contact them immediately. This comes as President William Ruto Friday offered to host mediation […]
Garissa — Muslim clerics in Garissa County have called on the political leaders to exercise caution in their words and find amicable ways of solving their differences. The leaders, led by Sheikh Abdullahi Salat want both the Kenya Kwanza and Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition leaders in the bi-partisan committee to abandon their hardline […]
Nairobi — The opposition Azimio Coalition has ditched proposed bi-partisan dialogue in Parliament citing malice by the governing Kenya Kwanza Alliance insisting on expanded extra-parliamentary talks on the reconstitution of the electoral agency. Azimio announced its withdrawal from planned talks as House Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah prepared to table a notice of motion on Tuesday. […]
Addis Abeba — Justice Bureau of the Tigray region interim administration has begun releasing prisoners who were arrested during the two years war with the federal government as of yesterday Monday, April 17. Hadush Tesfa, head of the bureau, told Addis Standard that the prisoners who are being released were arrested amidst the war accused […]
The Chairman of the African Union Commission, Amb Moussa Faki Mahamat, on Saturday, April 15, called for a ceasefire in Sudan after the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) clashed in the capital Khartoum. Mahamat has continued to follow very closely, and with deep concern, the developments in Sudan and to encourage, directly […]
Nairobi — Retired President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for support from the East African Community (EAC) regional force in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as a neutral force to support Nairobi-led mediation efforts. The former Head of State who is the facilitator to the EAC-led inter-Congolese dialogue on the restoration of peace and stability […]
The United Nations has sent an overland convoy to resupply its peacekeeping mission in separatist-controlled Western Sahara for the first time since 2020. The UN says its presence in the field is key to finding a way to resolve the disagreement over what to do with the territory. Two sites hosting UN peacekeepers as part […]
The Ugandan army deployed under the East African Community Regional Force(EACRF) has continued making inroads in DRC by taking over more key strategic positions previously held by the M23 rebels. On Sunday, the UPDF took over strategic positions of Kiwanja in Rutshuru territory in the North Kivu province of the eastern Democratic Republic of the […]
Cape Town — The newly-appointed president of Tigray’s interim administration Getachew Reda unveiled a new cabinet on April 5, 2023 which will lead the political transition in the region. Reda was appointed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, as leader of Tigray’s interim administration two weeks ago. The new cabinet comprises 27 members including two […]
While Nyusi Received Plaudits in New York for Peacebuilding, Back Home the Process is at Risk Building trust was a decisive factor in the success of peace negotiations with Renamo, and that trust must be nurtured, President Nyusi told the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission in New York on 29 March. There is a certain irony […]
Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, has called on West African nations and their heads to build a strong and cordial partnership with their citizens to ensure trust and cooperation and to foster long-term peace and development in the region. Dr Abdel-Fatau Musah noted that many peace and security challenges […]
Addis Abeba — Members of the Ethiopian House of Peoples Representatives (HoPR) during its 6th round, 2nd year, 1st special meeting held today de-listed the terrorist designation. According to the Parliament, the decision was approved by “a majority vote, 61 against, and five abstentions.” On May 05 2021 that members of the HoPR designated the […]
Harare — Africans are facing some of the greatest challenges of our time. Food insecurity, resulting from flooding and drought, along with conflict, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and high food and fuel prices, has forced people to flee their homes and the region now has 4.5 million refugees and asylum seekers as well […]
The EU is funding the French Defence Ministry agency Economat des Armees (EDA) to deliver a maritime security programme in Mozambique. The European “Peace” Facility (EPF), which actually funds arms purchases, is funding EDA to buy from the French company Zodiac Milpro eight 9-metre rigid-inflatable boats for the Mozambique coastguard. Last year the EPF paid […]
Three UN peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in central Mali. The UN Multidimensional integrated stabilisation mission in Mali (Minusma) on Tuesday did not identify the nationalities of the peacekeepers. The 13,500-strong UN force was created in 2013 to help the state fight jihadists with links […]