An agreement to end the fighting in northern parts of Ethiopia was announced at a press conference in Pretoria by former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, who has been mediating peace talks on behalf of the African Union. The full agreement has not been released, but the text of the joint statement was read out with […]
The Federal Government in Addis Ababa and Tigrayan authorities have agreed on a ceasefire. “The two parties in the Ethiopian conflict have formally agreed to the cessation of hostilities as well as the systematic, orderly, smooth and coordinated disarmament,” the African Union mediator in peace talks, former president Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, announced in Pretoria. […]
Addis Abeba — Olusegun Obasanjo, the High Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, announced that AU-led peace talks in South Africa has resulted in agreement of cessation of hostilities between the federal government and Tigrayan authorities. Developing story… . Background Representatives of the federal government and Tigrayan authorities have been locked in […]
Violent protests in DRC and Mali highlight fundamental aspects of peace missions that need reform. In the past few months, two United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in Africa have encountered violent protests from the local populations they’re meant to protect. Protesters in Mali and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) demanded the immediate withdrawal […]
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) force commander Lt Gen Diomede Ndegeya has applauded the Uganda military Contigent in Somalia for it’s role in pacification and stabilisation of Somalia. Gen Ndegeya said Ugandan troops had played a significant role in pacification of Mogadishu city and the areas of Lower Shabelle where Uganda troops […]
Hostel dwellers are hopeful that the coronation of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini in Durban will bring about unity in hostels – especially the notorious Glebelands in Umlazi. At least 48,000 people are expected to attend the historic event at the Moses Mabhida Stadium – and many of them reside in one of Durban’s 14 major hostels. […]
Tigray rebels and the Ethiopian government have announced their arrival in South Africa for peace talks. It is the most serious effort to date to find a solution to the devastating conflict. Tigray rebels and Ethiopian government negotiators are to hold African Union-supported peace talks in South Africa Monday aimed at solving the catastrophic two […]
Khartoum — Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets of Khartoum and all major cities across the country on Friday to commemorate the 58th anniversary of the 1964 ‘October Revolution’ that overthrew the junta of Maj Gen Ibrahim Abboud to usher in general elections the next year. Authorities pre-empted the anniversary demos by closing the […]
A car bomb exploded at the gates of a hotel in Kismayo city, the seat of Jubaland state on Sunday noon. The blast was followed by gunfire after assailants thought to be Al-Shabaab fighters made their way into the hotel building. The details are still sketchy with no statement from local police on the attack. […]
African Union-brokered peace talks between the warring parties in Ethiopia are to be held in South Africa on Monday to seek a cease-fire and avert a humanitarian catastrophe in what is now the bloodiest conflict in the world. Ethiopian and Eritrean government forces, backed by ethnic militias, have made major gains in recent weeks in […]
Two more Chibok girls have been rescued by the military in Borno. Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, the Theatre Commander, North East of Joint Operation Hadin Kai, disclosed this to newsmen in Maiduguri. Musa, who also announced the opening of a new camp for hosting repentant Boko Haram members that were surrendering, assured that the new camp […]
Nairobi — Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi has faulted President William Ruto for appointing his predecessor President Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya’s regional peace envoy. Abdullahi expressed his reservation about the appointment on Sunday after former President Kenyatta skipped Saturday’s Ethiopian peace talks. President Ruto during his inauguration on August 30, 2022, announced that the former President […]
Nairobi — President William Ruto has recommitted Kenya’s commitment to take a leading role in safeguarding peace and security in the Horn of Africa amid escalating terrorism threats and geopolitical tensions. President Ruto said in his inaugural address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York Wednesday, that Kenya’s engagement over the last […]
“Thanks to MONUSCO peacekeepers we have settled here. They protect us. The day they leave here, we will also have to move to avoid being killed by the Codecos,” said a displaced woman from the Djaiba camp, in the Walendu Djatsi sector, Djugu territory, on September 14, 2022. about 65 km from Bunia, in Ituri. […]
Nairobi — The United States Department of State Bureau of African Affairs has lauded the appointment of former President Uhuru Kenyatta as the peace envoy for the conflict in Northern Ethiopia and in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a statement on its social media accounts Friday, the Bureau noted that the announcement comes […]
Addis Abeba — The U.S. State Department Bureau of African Affairs said the U.S. welcomes “the appointment of Uhuru Kenyatta as peace envoy for the conflict in Northern Ethiopia and in Eastern DRC.” Kenya’s President William Ruto said during his inauguration on Tuesday 13 September that he has appointed outgoing President Kenyatta to “continue chairing […]
Nairobi — President William Ruto has reiterated Kenya’s commitment to UN-led efforts towards the amicable resolution of the dispute over Sahrawi, a partially recognized State agitating for independence from Morocco. The development on Wednesday came hours after Ruto’s administration announced that it would rescind Kenya’s recognition of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) further committing […]
Nairobi — President William Ruto met with Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Wednesday as part of efforts to boost bilateral ties and enhance security between the two neighboring countries. President Ruto said their discussion mainly featured the security situation in Somalia and the Horn of Africa. Both Somalia and Kenya have suffered the brunt of […]