Peace Negotiations
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 12:04
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the Africa over the last week:
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 08:58
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers joint remarks with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh discuss the Arab-Israeli 'peace process,' refugee issues, and questions of regional security.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 08:50
Former Sen. Russ Feingold, now State Department envoy to Africa's Great Lakes region, spoke candidly to reporters after Congolese Tutsi rebel group M23 laid down arms this week.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 08:45
Having helped rout one powerful rebel group in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, United Nations peacekeepers are expected to turn their attention to subduing another, diplomats said Wednesday, as the Security Council prepared to draft a statement on the next steps in that vast, mineral-rich country.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 08:44
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the defeated M23 rebels will Monday sign a peace deal, Uganda said, adding that it will not send the fleeing insurgents back across the border.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 08:36
There’s lots to celebrate as rebels in the eastern DRC lay down their arms and surrender, concluding the latest chapter of a long-simmering rebellion. But no one should be celebrating too hard: winning the war was the easy part. Winning the peace will be a lot harder.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 08:17
Ugandan officials say hundreds of M23 rebels from neighboring Congo have surrendered and are in Ugandan custody. The Ugandan Defense Ministry says around 1,500 fighters from the Congolese rebel group M23 surrendered to the Ugandan military and are currently being held near the Congolese border.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 07:50
I witnessed this horrific scene in the Mugunga refugee camp in eastern Congo on a balmy November day in 1996. The passage was from an article I wrote at the time.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:46
The US secretary of state warned that if talks fail, Israel could see a third intifada and international isolation, and that calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions would increase.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:17
Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Thursday that his latest round of marathon meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders has brought “some clarity” to stagnated peace negotiations.