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Government Of Burundi Not Ready To Join Peace Talks

Kunle Atiba — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 10:22:56 +0000

Burundi government will not take part in peace talks with the opposition scheduled for Wednesday, a senior official said, casting doubts on efforts to end months of violence. “No dialogue tomorrow neither on January 16 as many may think, because there has been no consensus on that date,” Joseph Bangurambona, the permanent secretary in Burundi’s [...]

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Abubakar Shekau No Longer Boko Haram Leader – Chadian President | #Nigeria

Wale Adebayo — Wed, 12 Aug 2015 17:30:13 +0000

Blood-thirsty terrorist group, Boko Haram, is no longer led by the “invincible” Abubakar Shekau, Chad’s President Idriss Deby, declared Tuesday. Deby also revealed that efforts to combat the insurgents had succeeded in “decapitating” the group and would be wrapped up “by the end of the year”, in confirmation of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari’s assurance that [...]

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Mali: UN peacekeeping chief cites progress on political track as key to stability

UN News — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 05:35:43 +0000

18 June 2014 – The time for peace talks in mali is now, the United Nations peacekeeping chief told the Security Council today, underscoring the importance of a successful political process to the country’s stability and reversing the sharp deterioration in the security situation in the northern town of Kidal. “A successful political process is [...]

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US Secretary of State John Kerry warns South Sudan factions to keep pledges

Adewale A. — Mon, 05 May 2014 14:07:48 +0000

US Secretary of State John Kerry warned South Sudan's warring factions Monday against walking away from ceasefire agreements and recently agreed peace talks, saying the implications of such a move would be "serious". "Let me make clear: if there is…

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Palestine Liberation Organisation to meet on peace talks, reconciliation

Ade Adewale — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 08:07:51 +0000

A key Palestine Liberation Organisation body was set to hold Saturday talks after Israel pulled out of US-sponsored peace negotiations in response to a Palestinian reconciliation deal with Hamas. The meeting of the PLO's Central Council at its West…

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Palestinians ponder over handing territory keys back to Israel

Ade Adewale — Sun, 20 Apr 2014 18:30:12 +0000

Palestinian negotiators have warned they may pass responsiblity for their territory back to occupying power Israel if peace talks remain stalled, a senior Palestinian official said Sunday. The official said the Palestinians told US peace envoy Martin…

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Israel and Palestinians plan to hold peace talks with US envoy

Adewale A. — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 08:29:15 +0000

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators were to hold a meeting Thursday with US envoy Martin Indyk, in a bid to find a way to extend their faltering peace talks. The meeting had been put off by a day, with Israel implying the delay was due to the killing…

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Bombing in Pakistan fruit market kills at least 20 people

Ade Adewale — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 20:21:35 +0000

A bomb tore through a bustling fruit and vegetable market in Islamabad Wednesday, killing at least 20 people, police said, the latest violence to hit government peace talks with the Taliban. The blast took place around 8:00 am (0300 GMT) at the wholesale…

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Israel stops Palestinian prisoner release amid talks crisis

Ade Adewale — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 19:38:19 +0000

Israel's chief negotiator with the Palestinians has told them that a planned release of 26 prisoners cannot proceed, a source close to the embattled peace talks told AFP Thursday. A frustrated US Secretary of State John Kerry earlier demanded that recalcitrant…

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Kerry cancels trip to Ramallah

Ade Adewale — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:18:22 +0000

US Secretary of State John Kerry cancelled plans to travel Wednesday to Ramallah after both the Israelis and the Palestinians announced moves likely to scuttle the peace talks. "We are no longer travelling tomorrow," a senior State Department official…

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Israel, Palestinian moves threaten to derail US efforts

Ade Adewale — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:14:00 +0000

Israel and the Palestinians announced moves Tuesday that could scuttle peace talks, prompting US Secretary of State John Kerry to call off a second visit in as many days aimed at saving them. Earlier in the day, Kerry had wrapped up a lightning visit…

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Settlement activity led peace talks to impasse: Palestinians

Adewale A. — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:45:44 +0000

US-sponsored peace talks with Israel have reached an impasse because of Jewish settlement activity, a Palestinian spokesman said Thursday, as plans for over 2,000 West Bank units were moved forward. "Israel's settlement activity caused the negotiations…

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Israel advances plans for 2,269 West Bank homes

Adewale A. — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:23:35 +0000

Israel has moved forward in planning for more than 2,000 new housing units in six West Bank settlements, an official said Thursday, which is likely to further endanger peace talks with the Palestinians. Guy Inbar, a spokesman for the defence ministry…

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Face-to-face South Sudan peace talks as battles rage

Ade Adewale — Sun, 05 Jan 2014 11:58:56 +0000

Face-to-face peace talks between South Sudan's warring factions are set to begin in earnest Sunday, with artillery fire in Juba's government district underlining the risk of a slide into all-out civil war. US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday…

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