The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 143rd meeting held on 24 July 2008, received a briefing on the implementation of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement and the Additional Agreements, from the AU Special Representative for
The head of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur (UNAMID) says he concurs with a report by a group of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that the operation faces critical shortages in troops, personnel, equipment and logistics.
From 21-26 July 2008, MONUC Kisangani led a joint mission with Congolese authorities to Lieke Lesole, in Tshopo district in Province Orientale. The aim was to assist Congolese justice in its investigation into the massive rapes, looting and torture committed
A visiting delegation of Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) has joined its voice in condemning the recent attacks on the United Nations Mission in Darfur that claimed five Rwanda peacekeepers.
Militants in Niger Delta continued their attack on oil facilities yesterday when they blew up two major oil pipelines belonging to Royal Dutch Shell, forcing the firm to halt some production, which helped push world oil prices higher.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Ojo Maduekwe yesterday called on development partners to enlarge their areas of cooperation while asking backers and sponsors of militancy in the Niger Delta region to join hands with the federal government in its effort
Whether you call it a summit, dialogue, or engagement, what is important is that a soul searching session on the Niger Delta is imperative. It has to hold now. The cathartic effect of the dialogue will be invaluable. Having moved
Nigeria's Lt-Gen. Chikadibia Obiakor, the newly appointed peacekeeping Adviser to the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has assumed duty at UN headquarters in New York, NAN reported.
The charges brought by the International Criminal Court against Sudan President Omor Hassan al-Bashir present a crack for sunlight to shine through the dark clouds of official terrorism perpetrated for over two decades by the Khartoum regime against helpless peasants,
PRETORIA Zanu-PF and MDC negotiators are working overtime to come up with an agreement on how to resolve the country's economic and political problems.
The Police in Gulu are holding three men who allegedly have been masquerading as LRA peace emissaries. The northern region Army Public Relations Officer, Capt. Ronald Kakurungu on Monday said the trio was arrested in a joint operation that was
Somalia's government and its armed opposition have issued separate claims of victory after Islamist insurgents attacked military posts in the capital Mogadishu yesterday, Radio Garowe reported.
Six months since the signing of a peace agreement, horrendous violence continues to plague eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a coalition of 64 aid agencies and human rights groups said today. The new Congo Advocacy Coalition was created in July
