The first formal peace talks between the warring sides, the Ethiopian government and regional authorities in Ethiopian’s Tigray region in the north, opened today in South Africa. Roland Marchal, researcher…
Continue ReadingNegotiators for the Ethiopian government and regional forces from Tigray were due to meet in the South African capital Pretoria for the first formal peace talks since war broke out…
Continue ReadingBrandishing sticks, parents and children blocked the path of other parents with children trying to get to classrooms for the start of the school year. Police were deployed to prevent…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s schools are set to reopen September 1 after six months of remote learning. But the challenge of reopening classrooms after months of war means school administrators have been forced…
Continue ReadingEuropean Union defence ministers have agreed to start the work necessary for setting up an EU military assistance mission for Ukraine, the bloc’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Tuesday.…
Continue ReadingResidents of Libya’s capital expressed shock and apprehension after weekend clashes between rival militias that left more than 30 people dead and reignited fears of a renewed conflict. #Libya #Tripoli…
Continue ReadingIntense fighting was raging on Tuesday across the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson occupied by Russia, Kyiv’s presidency said, as its troops pressed counter-offensives "in various directions". #Ukraine #Russia #war…
Continue ReadingPresident Emmanuel Macron starts a three-day visit Thursday to Algeria to help mend ties with the former French colony, which this year marks its 60th anniversary of independence. FRANCE 24’s…
Continue ReadingUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday urged an immediate restoration of a ceasefire in Ethiopia as he voiced shock at a resumption of violence after a five-month lull. "I am…
Continue ReadingFighting erupted between government forces and Tigrayan rebels in northern Ethiopia on Wednesday, shattering a five-month truce and dealing a blow to peace efforts. Reports of fresh offensives were followed by…
Continue ReadingPresident Emmanuel Macron starts a three-day visit Thursday to Algeria to help mend ties with the former French colony, which this year marks its 60th anniversary of independence. #Algeria #Macron…
Continue ReadingFrench President Emmanuel Macron warned Wednesday that France faced "sacrifices" in a new era marked by climate change and instability caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that signalled "the end…
Continue ReadingAngolans head to the polls next week in what is likely to be a tense standoff between a ruling party in power for nearly five decades and an opposition with…
Continue ReadingTaiwan has held military exercises involving artillery weapons in response to China holding protracted war games on sea and air near their island. Tensions have been stoked after US Speaker…
Continue ReadingChina’s military announced fresh military drills on August 8 in the seas and airspace around Taiwan – a day after the scheduled end of its largest ever exercises to protest…
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