Africa

Maputo, 22 July– U.S. Ambassador Sharon Wilkinson says she can see the ”concrete” improvement public institutions have undergone during her three years as U.S. envoy in the country some observers have described as a political-economic […]

The UN refugee agency has resumed the repatriation of Somali refugees from Kenya’s Dadaab camp while trying to build more confidence for further returns to Puntland in north-eastern Somalia. More than 80 Somali refugees have […]

Washington, 21 July– Forty-one additional U.S. military security personnel were sent into Liberia July 21 as the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia was caught in the cross-fire between the troops of embattled Liberian President Charles Taylor […]

Monrovia, 21 July– Rebel forces continued to pound the Liberian capital Monrovia with mortar fire on Monday as fierce street fighting continued in the city centre and rebel reinforcements moved to cut off roads to […]

Country is at ”epicentre” of regional instability By John Nyamu Reflecting the impossible predicament facing many people in West Africa, Liberia today provides precarious refuge to thousands of people who have sought to flee conflict […]

Difficult peace efforts in West Africa’s ’dangerous neighbourhood’ The multitude of armed conflicts in West Africa can only be adequately resolved if those working for peace adopt a regional perspective, declared representatives of 15 West […]

Nairobi, 21 July– The authorities in the self-declared republic of Somaliland have issued a warning against anyone trying to represent the region at the ongoing Somali peace talks in Kenya. In a statement, received by […]

Dar es salaam, 21 July– Burundi’s transitional government and Pierre Nkurunziza’s Conseil national pour la defense de la democratie-Forces pour la defense de la democratie (CNDD-FDD) reaffirmed on Sunday their commitment to peace, following a […]