African Union regrets ‘external interference’ in Libya
The African Union’s High Level Committee on Libya has expressed concern at “outside interference” in
UN extends South Sudan sanctions on arms embargo
The United Nations Security Council has extended its sanctions regime, including an arms embargo on
SA calls for increased capacity to address illicit exploitation, trade in Africa
South Africa has appealed to its fellow Security Council members to help increase the capacity of
Pope urges Libya peace, return of refugees to Syria
Pope Francis on Sunday urged world leaders to try again to bring peace to Libya and in Syria where
UN hosts new round of Western Sahara talks
A second round of talks on ending the Western Sahara conflict began behind closed doors in
SA calls for consistency in Israel, Palestine conflict
South Africa has called for the Security Council to demonstrate consistency in its approach to the
Africa on track to end conflict by 2020: Sisulu
Africa is on track to meet its own target of ending conflict by 2020, that’s according to South
Israel arrests Palestinian suspect for deadly shootings
Israeli forces arrested overnight a Palestinian accused of shooting dead two soldiers in the
Ethiopia to move troops from Eritrean border as relations thaw
Ethiopia will begin moving its troops away from the border with Eritrea, senior military officials
Mpumalanga ANC court case postponed
The disgruntled members took the matter to court after the ANC’s National Dispute Resolution
UN says ‘all sides’ still recruiting fighters in S. Sudan
All sides in South Sudan’s conflict continue to recruit fighters despite a peace deal signed earlier
Kivu, Africa’s Great Lakes battleground
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s region of Kivu, where 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner doctor Denis
Trump two-state comments turn heads among Israelis, Palestinians
Comments by US President Donald Trump supporting a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict
Polls open in Syrian local elections: state media
Voting began across government-controlled parts of Syria on Sunday for the war-ravaged country’s
Russia confirms it sent Syrian refugee proposal to US
Russia’s army on Saturday confirmed it sent a letter to the United States last month with a proposal
Pope says walls, occupation and fundamentalism hamper Mideast peace
Pope Francis led a summit of Christian leaders on how to promote peace in the Middle East on
Ramaphosa arrives in Mauritania for AU summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Nouakchott, Mauritania to attend the African Union summit.
Number of children affected by armed conflict increases: Report
An annual UN Secretary General’s Report has found that the number of children affected by armed
Qatar’s conflict with neighbours can set Horn of Africa alight
It began as a squabble between Arab allies, but the standoff between Qatar and its neighbours is
Report sees DRC leads in conflict related displacement
There were over 31 million new cases of internal displacement caused by conflict and the DRC ranks