Conflicts - Page 24
Kenya: Opposition calls off protests, Kibaki yields…
A day after mediation talks were suspended, the government and opposition Wednesday yielded to mounting international pressure to resolve the two-month-old political deadlock by...
US to deal with those responsible for lack of progress in Kenya talks
The US announced Tuesday it would take "necessary steps" against those responsible for the lack of progress in the attempt to resolve Kenya's post-poll...
Nigeria Court upholds Yar’Adua’s election
The Nigerian Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday that President Umaru Yar'Adua was validly elected at the last year's presidential poll, throwing out petitions by...
Riots kill 12 in Douala
At least 12 persons were killed in a riot that broke out Monday in Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon. The riot stemmed from...
Ethiopia calls for support of peace-building efforts in Somalia
Ethiopia Monday called on member states of the African Union (AU) and the international community to renew their efforts towards providing an all-inclusive support...
Kenya: fears of protests as talks stall…
Another round of mass demonstrations looms in Kenya in what the opposition calls "civil disobedience" as talks to end the post-election crisis hits the...
Chadian Crisis Deepen Fault Lines within African Union
With more than 1000 people massacred in Kenya over elections dispute, news filtering in from Chad in the last few weeks is depressing. While...
Chinese Peace envoy in Sudan
Head of Chinese envoy, Mr. Liu Guijin, arrived Sunday, in Sudan to find a lasting solution to the conflict that has led to the...
Uganda: fourth landmark truce signed, ending Juba talks
Uganda peace process moved closer to its end on Saturday when both government and rebel of the Lord's Resistance Army/Movement (LRA/M) signed the fourth...
Kenya: Mobilisation of armed groups despite talks
Kenya is at risk of plunging into a new wave of violence, despite progress in negotiations to end a political crisis, because several armed...
Uganda: Museveni refuses to avoid elections
Ugandan government has rejected demands by rebel leader ship of the Lords Resistance Movement (LRA) to share power, saying they must go through the...
Kenya: new threats
Kenya’s opposition has threatened to call its supporters back into the streets en masse in a week’s time if parliament is not recalled to...
Kenya: Kibaki agrees to power-sharing but….
Mwai Kibaki has agreed to share power... under the country's current constitution and pledged a new constitution within 12 months, signaling a hardening of...
First ladies fight for peace
In a bid to support initiatives to restore and strengthen peace on the unrest-prone continent, wives of African heads of state or their representatives...
Kenya: US may support civil society to “check” Kibaki
The US Monday warned that failure to strike an accord to end the political crisis in Kenya would push the US to support the...
US pressures Kenya
Visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has sent the strongest warning yet that Washington would only do business with a legitimately constituted government...
Sudan: Hundreds of children missing after Darfur attack
Several days after Sudanese government-backed militia attacked villages in West Darfur, hundreds of children remain unaccounted for, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said.
"There are...
Kenya opposes President Bush’s power-sharing proposal
Kenyan government has thrown new obstacles to a power-sh aring accord expected to be reached on Tuesday, saying US proposals for a coalition government...
Kenya: coalition government to implement peace road map
The road map to a comprehensive solution to Kenya's post- election crisis has been rolled up with the formation of an international panel of...
Kenya: Nigerian to co-chair talks
Nigeria's career international diplomat and former Foreign Affairs Minister Oluyemi Adeniji has been proposed to co-chair Kenya's crisis talks as former United Nations Secretary...
Kenya: A new constitution ahead
Shortly after US president George Bush said that there must be an immediate halt to violence, while calling for justice for the victims of...
Kenyan rivals sign deal to end political deadlock
Kenya's rival political parties have signed a deal to end the country's political impasse which has persisted since the 27 December presidential and parliamentary...
Cameroon – Chad: Refugees from N’djamena still fearful of returning
Only a river separates N’djamena from Kousseri, Cameroon, where thousands fled last week’s violence. Fighting ended in Chad’s capital N'djamena almost a week ago...
Sudan: Hundreds of children missing after Darfur attack
Several days after Sudanese government-backed militia attacked villages in West Darfur, hundreds of children remain unaccounted for, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) said. "There...
Switzerland considering travel sanctions against Kenyan politicians
Switzerland is planning travel restrictions against Kenyan politicians who may be seen as causing the failure of the African Union (AU) mediation talks to...
Kenya: ODM wants PM’s post with executive powers, PNU says no
Although hopes are rising that the Kenyan post-polls crisis will soon be resolved by the African Union (AU) and the UN-backed mediation panel, the...
Sudan: Government Must End Attacks on Civilians
Recent attacks on villages in West Darfur that have left more than 150 people dead highlight the urgent need for all sides to respect...
Kenya: Rival parties reach agreement
Kenyan warring political rivals have reached an agreement to end the post election crisis but detailed talks on the exact political settlement would not...
Kenya: South Africa slams Kenya over peace talks hitch
The South African government has slammed Kenya after South African negotiator Cyril Ramaphosa was forced to quit the ongoing peace talks in Kenya. Deputy...
Refugees still fleeing Chad
Refugees fleeing the Chadian capital N’djamena are still swamping border towns in Cameroon and thousands have started queuing at Nigerian border posts, said officials...