Peace Negotiations
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 12:16
The rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/A In Opposition) have accused the South Sudanese army of violating the cessation of hostilities agreement, less than 24 hours after its signing.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 12:08
Interim President Catherine Samba-Panza urged fighters to put down their arms as she took the oath of office Thursday, even as looters pillaged Muslim neighborhoods and sectarian tensions escalated in the anarchic Central African Republic.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 12:06
The government of South Sudan and rebels loyal to the country’s ousted former vice president signed a cease-fire agreement on Thursday, holding out the prospect of peace after more than a month of fighting that has torn the new nation apart.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 12:03
In the end the peace deal couldn’t come soon enough for Riek Machar and his fighters. Whilst fighters loyal to the former South Sudan deputy president continue to hold some towns in the country’s oil-producing states, Dr Machar has found himself at a military disadvantage and isolated diplomatically.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 11:43
Border violence continued to plague Central Eurasia this week, as tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan increased ahead of the foreign ministers’ meeting in Paris today, and Russia expanded its security zone into Georgian breakaway territory ahead of the Sochi Olympics. Below is a roundup of these stories and some of the other top articles and news highlights from around Central Eurasia over the last week:
Top Stories from Central Asia and the South Caucasus:
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 11:29
Brahimi seemed confident that neither side would walk out, at least in the coming days, and predicted that the talks would continue for another week before taking a break.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 11:15
The U.S. secretary of state pointed out that the world would protect Assad’s Allawite religious sect from persecution if he steps down.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 11:01
But Walid Muallem, Syria's foreign minister and head of its delegation, raised the stakes by warning that he would return to Damascus unless serious talks began by Saturday, Syrian state TV reported.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 10:49
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry announced the two foreign ministers will first meet with the French, Russian, and U.S. co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group, which is facilitating the talks.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 10:20
South Sudan's president on Friday said a new peace deal with rebels will help see the country's five-week conflict resolved through dialogue, even as a rebel leader accused the country's military of breaking the cease-fire.