Peace Negotiations
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 09:30
Panel One
The Honorable Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Assistant Secretary, Bureau Of African Affairs
U.S. Department of State
Washington , D.C.
Panel Two
Dr. Josh Siegle
Director Of Research, Africa Center For Strategic Studies
National Defense University
Washington , D.C.
Mr. Thierry Vircoulon
Central Africa Project Director
International Crisis Group
Nairobi , Kenya
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 09:27
Panel One
The Honorable Donald Booth
Special Envoy To Sudan And South Sudan
U.S. Department of State
Washington , D.C.
Mr. Robert Leavitt
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau For Democracy, Conflict, And Humanitarian Assistance
U.S. Agency for International Development
Washington , D.C.
Panel Two
The Honorable Princeton Lyman
Senior Advisor To The President, Former Special Envoy To Sudan And South Sudan
U.S. Institute of Peace
Washington , D.C.
Mr. Adotei Akwei
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 06:47
The opposition has asked regional bloc Igad (Inter-Governmental Authority on Development) and an international troika (United States, Norway and United Kingdom) to put pressure on president Kiir to reverse his stand on the re-division of South Sudanese states.
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 06:22
Burundi is on the brink of civil war and will need regional mediation to establish a peace process between the government and opposition to avert a new conflict, a U.S. envoy said on Thursday.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 - 06:37
Juan Vicente Carvajal, who is accused of drug trafficking, will not be turned over as peace talks deadline nears, according to resolution by Colombian president
Tuesday, December 1, 2015 - 06:33
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that deploying peacekeepers to Burundi was an option to quell the violence but recommended that a U.N. team be first sent to help bolster dialogue.
Monday, November 30, 2015 - 06:56
The United States, Britain and Norway, key backers of the peace process, have warned the deal will “unravel” if the rivals continue to miss deadlines.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 06:28
As darkness falls, vigilantes armed with automatic rifles emerge to patrol the streets of Bujumbura, a city plagued by killings and violence as Burundi's crisis deepens.
Monday, November 23, 2015 - 06:52
The Colombian government says it is granting pardons to 30 jailed members of the Marxist rebel group known as FARC - a confidence building gesture as it negotiates a treaty with rebels to end more than five decades of war.
Monday, November 23, 2015 - 06:42
A Houthi delegation is to travel to Oman on Saturday for preliminary consultations on U.N.-sponsored Geneva peace talks aimed at resolving Yemen's complex civil war, a spokesman for the Iran-allied militia said.