May 21

• Khartoum Willing to Settle Differences - AU Mediator

  BuaNews

  African Union (AU) mediator, former President Thabo Mbeki, on Saturday said the Sudanese government is willing to settle its differences with South Sudan through dialogue, provided... Read more »

May 20

• Violent Clashes Erupt in Somaliland

  UN News

  The United Nations envoy in Somalia, Augustine P. Mahiga, today expressed concern over recent violent clashes in the northern city of Hargeisa, located in Somaliland, between... Read more »

• Security First, Bashir Tells Mbeki

  Sudan Tribune

  The chairman of the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) saw little change in Khartoum's position regarding the resumption of negotiations with Juba during his... Read more »

May 19

• Amnesty Programme - Only President Jonathan Can Include Itsekiri Youths - Kuku

  Vanguard

  THE Presidential Amnesty Programme for militants among Niger Delta youths who laid down their weapons to give way to peace and development in the region, once again, took a... Read more »

May 18

• Normalcy Returns to Bullet-Ridden Mogadishu

  IRIN

  It is Friday morning in Mogadishu and Lido beach presents a scene reminiscent of seaside towns around the world. At the top of the beach, women sit with their wares, selling water... Read more »

• Political Stalemate Poses Challenge to West African Bloc [analysis]

  ISS

  The latest developments in Mali, coupled with the coup on 12 April in Guinea-Bissau, have left the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) overwhelmed by an extremely... Read more »

• Rebels Seduce Northern Region

  RNW Africa

  Rebel groups controlling northern Mali are using various sensitization and information campaigns to win hearts and rally populations to their cause. Are they effective? To find... Read more »

• Govt Must Not Put All 'Egg' On the UN & AU Baskets [opinion]

  Sudan Tribune

  The African Union backed talks between Sudan and South Sudan was about to begin this week, but signs are that one party in the conflict (Khartoum), is still dragging its feet,... Read more »

May 17

• UPDF Hosts African Army Commanders

  New Vision

  African military chiefs Wednesday visited the UPDF Peace Support Operations Centre in Singo and witnessed the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers undergoing training for... Read more »

• Prime Minister Gaas Says Puntland Entitled to 'Constitution Response'

  Garowe Online

  Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas said that the elders' conference in Mogadishu is continuing as planned and that the delays are not due to disagreement between Puntland and... Read more »

• Tantawi Lauds Armed Forces Role in Protecting Borders

  Egypt Online

  Attending the final stage of the tactical project "Nassr 30" held by units of the central military zone, head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) Field Marshal... Read more »

• New UNIPSIL Head Visits Salone's UN Mission

  Concord

  The new Executive Representative of the United Nations Secretary General to Sierra Leone, Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, last week paid a courtesy call on the Permanent... Read more »

• Country Ranked 52 On Global Peace Index

  Times of Zambia

  ZAMBIA has been ranked the 52nd most peaceful country in the world in the latest Global Peace Index for 2011 compared to its 55th position in 2010. Read more »

May 16

• President Appeals to International Community For Help

  Shabelle

  Somali president Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, asked world community for a full support during his briefs at the Security Council in New York on Wednesday. Read more »

• Stalemate in Sudan As Neither North Nor South Can Make Decisive Move [analysis]

  African Arguments

  The tactical calculations in the conflict between North and South Sudan are staggeringly complex but they have one thing in common: neither party has the slightest consideration... Read more »

• Breaking the Ground On Peace and Stability - Transitional Justice and the Rule of Law

  ICTJ

  Transitional justice, at the core of its mission, strives to "break the ground on a future of peace and stability." For countries with a violent or repressive past - and this can... Read more »

• Liberians Return Home as Refugee Status Deadline Looms in Country [press release]

  UNHCR

  During almost 20 years of exile in Guinea, Joseph did not know if his family was alive or dead. When he recently found out by chance that they had survived the attack that caused... Read more »

• Troops - Toughen Up to Stay True to Whom? [analysis]

  RNW Africa

  Hundreds of young Somalis completed military training in Uganda last week. The recruits are now bound for home, scheduled to join local armed forces in an ongoing struggle against... Read more »

• Ellen - Time to Stand Together

  Heritage

  President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has asserted that it is now time for all Liberians to stand together because it is the only means by which all Liberians can be lifted up. The... Read more »

• Peacekeepers Attacked in Protest Over FDLR

  New Times

  Protests against the terror campaigns carried out in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by the FDLR militia saw angry civilians turn against United Nations peacekeepers at the... Read more »

• Religious Leaders Should Work for Peace, Stability [document]

  Leadership

  Remarks by His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar mni, CFR, Sultan of Sokoto and President-General Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, at the opening ceremony of... Read more »

May 15

• Hundreds Complete Military Training

  IRIN

  Over 600 Somali troops completed six months of military training in southwestern Uganda on 10 May and are heading home to boost the forces fighting Al Shabab. Read more »

• Notes From Tunis - Discovering Its Identity Post-Revolution [opinion]

  African Arguments

  On May 1st I took the battered little old train into town to see what was going on. It starts off in one of Tunis's posher blue and white seaside suburbs, stops at 17 stations -... Read more »

• Security Essential for Development, Says President of Mozambique [analysis]

  African Arguments

  On 8th May 2012 the President of Mozambique, Amando Guebuza, spoke at the latest Oppenheimer lecture in London. Mr Guebuza came to London at the invitation of the Oppenheimer group... Read more »

• Karongi - Youth Meet to Protest Genocide Ideologies

  News of Rwanda

  Youth from Twumba sector of Karongi district with security and police officials gathered for a community work to remember genocide survivors in Bisesero Karongi district, vowing to... Read more »