Navi Pillay's Nobel Win Draws Attention To Her Work Defending Media Freedom And Beyond
Bird Story Agency
Recognised by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for her efforts to promote peace and international law, Navi Pillay is being celebrated by African media, legal and civil society voices… Read more »
Saudi, Egypt Demand Open Red Sea, As Riyadh Vows to Hit Houthis
Daily Trust
Saudi Arabia and Egypt's leaders called on Tuesday for free navigation in the Red Sea, after Riyadh vowed a firm response to attacks by Yemen's Houthis, who now control the… Read more »
Somoud Anti-War Forces Call On UN Security Council for Immediate Truce in Sudan
Dabanga
Civilian forces opposed to the war in Sudan have called on the UN secretary-general and members of the Security Council to take urgent international action to make an immediate,… Read more »
Sudan's Burhan Rejects US Truce Conditions
Daily Trust
Sudan's leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has rejected international pressure and a US entry visa over the weekend, defying Washington's push to tie his travel to an unconditional… Read more »
US and Sudan Trade Statements Over Legitimacy and Peace Efforts
Dabanga
The United States and Sudan have traded statements over Washington's rejection of both sides of Sudan's war as legitimate constitutional authorities, with Khartoum insisting that… Read more »
Mamili Calls for Unity, Warns Against Divisive Speech
New Era
Mafwe Chief George Mamili VII has called on his subjects and communities across the Zambezi region to embrace unity, tolerance and peaceful coexistence, warning against words and… Read more »
Today in History - Uganda, DRC, Rwanda and Burundi Sign 2003 Peace Accord
Nile Post
On September 25, 2003, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi signed the Principles on Good-Neighbourly Relations and Cooperation at the United… Read more »
US-Egypt-Sudan Meeting in New York Discusses Peace Efforts
Dabanga
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Sudanese Foreign Minister Mohieddin Salem and US President's Senior Adviser for Arab and African Affairs Massad Boulos met in New York on… Read more »
Ramaphosa Urges Caution As AU Supports South Sudan Elections
Daily Maverick
The African Union backs South Sudan's 26 December elections, while Cyril Ramaphosa warns that major political, security and institutional obstacles threaten credible polls. Read more »
UN, AU Ask Obasanjo to Rescue Ethiopia's Peace Deal As Tensions Rise
Vanguard
The UN and AU have asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo to help pull Ethiopia back from renewed conflict as tensions threaten the peace agreement he helped broker in 2022. Read more »
Liberia Binds New Women, Peace Plan to Targets, Budgets As Boakai Launches It At UN
Liberian Investigator
Liberia's third national plan on women, peace and security ties every commitment to a responsible government agency, an indicator, a baseline and a target, and places a gender… Read more »
'Peace Remains Only a Promise' for Millions in Eastern DR Congo, General Assembly Hears
UN News
The Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) cautioned against growing global demand for "blood-stained minerals" in the rush to net-zero, in her speech to the… Read more »
Paris Congress That Helped Shape Pan-African Thought Marks 70th Anniversary
RFI
Tuesday marks the 70th anniversary of the landmark 1956 Congress of Black Writers and Artists, held at the Sorbonne university in Paris and aimed at strengthening the Pan-African… Read more »
UN Police Chief Visits Somali Police Force to Assess New Units
Shabelle
The United Nations senior security adviser and head of the UN Police component of the UN Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) visited the Somali Police Force in… Read more »
Boakai Launches Women, Peace & Security Plan
New Dawn
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has officially launched Liberia's Third National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security (NAP III), declaring that the country's peace was built… Read more »
