The failure of forced peace: South Sudan's apprehensive future: Women flee into the United Nations civilian protection site in Juba. The capacity of UN peacekeepers to shield civilians is now in doubt. Adriane Ohanesian/ReutersIn July last year opposing forces loyal to South Sudan president Salva Kiir and his then first vice-president Riek Machar engaged in heavy fighting in … [Read more...] about The failure of forced peace: South Sudan’s apprehensive future | The Conversation
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The 647th meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council on the post-election situation in The Islamic Republic of The Gambia
The 647th meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council on the post-election situation in The Islamic Republic of The Gambia: The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 647th meeting held on 13 January 2017, adopted the following decision on the post-election situation in The Islamic Republic of The Gambia: Council: 1. Takes note … [Read more...] about The 647th meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council on the post-election situation in The Islamic Republic of The Gambia
With proliferation of small arms, absence of war does not equal peace | The Conversation
With proliferation of small arms, absence of war does not equal peace: Armed men protecting their livestock from rivals in a dry northern Kenya region which borders South Sudan and Uganda. Reuters/Goran TomasevicThere would appear to be little in common between recent news reports of armed raids in rural Nigeria and Kenya. The first involved the raiding of farming communities … [Read more...] about With proliferation of small arms, absence of war does not equal peace | The Conversation
Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister assures AU of Host Agreement implementation; peace and calm during January 2017 Summit
Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister assures AU of Host Agreement implementation; peace and calm during January 2017 Summit: The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has met with the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu. They met at the AU Headquarters, on Tuesday, … [Read more...] about Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister assures AU of Host Agreement implementation; peace and calm during January 2017 Summit
Press Statement of the Peace and Security Council on the Presidential in the Islamic Republic of the Gambia
Press Statement of the Peace and Security Council on the Presidential in the Islamic Republic of the Gambia: The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 642nd meeting held on 6 December 2016, was briefed by the Commissioner for Peace and Security on the Presidential election held on 1 December 2016, in the Islamic Republic of The Gambia. Council … [Read more...] about Press Statement of the Peace and Security Council on the Presidential in the Islamic Republic of the Gambia
