Peace Negotiations
Friday, November 20, 2015 - 06:31
Saudi Arabia will host a conference in mid-December aimed at unifying the Syrian opposition, Saudi-owned television station Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath said on Thursday.
Friday, November 20, 2015 - 06:31
For the first time in almost a quarter-century, Somalia has an embassy in the United States.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 06:56
If the Colombian government and the country’s largest rebel group finalize a historic peace accord in the coming months, they will set in motion a process of daunting logistical complexity.The government’s most immediate challenge: to persuade more than 6,000 heavily armed fighters to come down from the mountains, hand over their weapons and start new lives as law-abiding civilians.
Monday, November 16, 2015 - 06:20
When US President Barack Obama phoned President Jacob Zuma on Thursday to express his grave concern about the situation in Burundi and to encourage African states to do more, Zuma expressed his support for the mediation efforts of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 06:26
The United Arab Emirates was shipping weapons to favored belligerents in Libya over the summer in violation of an international arms embargo while simultaneously offering a highly paid job to the United Nations diplomat drafting a peace accord there, leaked Emirati emails show.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 - 06:25
A member of the Colombian FARC rebel group was sentenced to 27 years in U.S. federal prison on Tuesday for his role guarding three American hostages held captive in Colombia in the 2000s.
Friday, November 6, 2015 - 06:51
Parties to South Sudan peace agreement are appealing to mediators and international community to raise funds for implementation of the peace agreement signed in August to end months of conflict.
Friday, November 6, 2015 - 03:58
The guerrilla group wants a redirection of funds for military expansion into reconstructing the country.
Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 06:53
A United Nations panel of experts says both sides in South Sudan's conflict are expanding their weapons stockpiles and violating a peace deal. But the U.N. Security Council is not moving forward with the arms embargo and sanctions it has repeatedly threatened for such actions.
Thursday, November 5, 2015 - 06:36
What is driving possible significant shifts in the relationship between Washington and Khartoum?