Essay: DRC ceasefire for humanitarian aid is a small step forward – what must happen next for peace
DELPHIN R NTANYOMA, in an article first published on The Conversation, says the temporary truce in the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a welcome development but that resolution of the conflict will require “recognition of grievances that fuel it”…
Mediators urge Israel and Hamas to finalise Biden’s Gaza peace plan
Updated: 8:45am (AEST) Jerusalem Reuters Gaza conflict mediators on Saturday urged Israel and Hamas to finalise a ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden that they said would bring immediate relief to people in Gaza and to the hostages and their families. Israel has said there will be no formal end […]
Biden unveils new Gaza truce proposal, Hamas responds positively
Washington DC, US/Jerusalem Reuters US President Joe Biden on Friday laid out what he described as a three-phase Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza in return for the release of Israeli hostages, saying “it’s time for this war to end” and winning a positive initial reaction from Hamas. The first phase involves a six-week […]
Hamas raises stakes in Gaza truce talks by calling for Ramadan march
Cairo, Egypt/Dubai, United Arab Emirates/Jerusalem Reuters Hamas called on Wednesday for Palestinians to march to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque at the start of Ramadan, raising the stakes in ongoing negotiations for a truce in Gaza, which US President Joe Biden hopes will be in place by then. The call by Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh followed comments […]
Gaza truce talks end inconclusively as Rafah braces for Israeli assault
Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem/Gaza Reuters Talks involving the US, Egypt, Israel and Qatar on a Gaza truce ended without a breakthrough on Tuesday as calls grew for Israel to hold back on a planned assault on the southern end of the enclave, crammed with over a million displaced people. The city of Rafah, whose pre-war population was […]
Start of truce period brings lull in fighting to Sudan’s capital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters The start of a 72-hour ceasefire aimed at calming more than two months of conflict between rival Sudanese military factions brought a lull in clashes in Khartoum early on Sunday following battles and air strikes overnight, residents said. Sudan’s army and the rival Rapid Support Forces have agreed to refrain […]
Sudan’s factions say they agree to extend truce but fighting goes on
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Sudan’s two warring factions said on Thursday they would prolong a ceasefire agreement by 72 hours, but violence again rocked the capital Khartoum and the western region of Darfur as the US said ceasefire violations were worrying. Hundreds have died and tens of thousands of people have fled for their lives in […]
No let-up in Khartoum fighting after Sudan’s army declares truce
Khartoum, Sudan Reuters Heavy firing rang out in Khartoum on Friday after Sudan’s army declared a truce, a Reuters witness said, dealing the latest blow to international attempts to try to end almost a week of fighting between army troops and a rival force. The source of firing was unclear, the witness said, adding air […]
Mediators meet to bolster Ethiopia truce amid signs of detente
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Reuters Mediators between Ethiopia’s Federal Government and authorities in the Tigray region, embroiled until last month in a brutal war, are stepping up efforts to enforce a truce as relations between the two sides inch closer toward normality. The 2nd November ceasefire quieted a two-year conflict that killed tens of thousands and […]
Looting, forced removals plague Ethiopia’s Tigray despite truce – witnesses
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Ethiopia’s allies are looting towns, arresting and killing civilians and relocating thousands of people from a disputed part of Tigray despite a truce between the government and local forces, witnesses and aid workers in the northern region say. The violence raises fresh concerns about whether the ceasefire signed on 2nd November by […]