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South Sudan: Govt Must Not Put All 'Egg' On the UN & AU Baskets
[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, whether to attend the much publicized talks with the Republic of the South Sudan or stay out altogether. They have started to blow hot and cold at the same time. This is how: they have introduced another element called security, an indicator that the issues of boundary demarcation and Abyei are to wait until the question of security
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 12:04

Mali: Political Stalemate Poses Challenge to West African Bloc
[ISS] It is gradually becoming clear that developments in Mali are proving extremely challenging for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to resolve.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:07

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 the mission in war-torn Somalia.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 17:21

Somalia: Prime Minister Gaas Says Puntland Entitled to 'Constitution Response'
[Garowe Online] Mogadishu - 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 the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), Radio Garowe reports.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 14:15

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 Mohamed Hussein lauded the role played by the Armed Forces in protecting Egypt's borders and securing the internal front.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 13:13

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 Representative of Sierra Leone to the UN, Ambassador Shekou M. Touray, at the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone in New York. The ERSG was accompanied by the Senior Political Affairs Officer of the UN Department of Political Affairs, and team leader for West Africa, Ms. Cherrie-Ann Vincent.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:03

Zambia: 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.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 11:21

Somalia: President Appeals to International Community For Help
[Shabelle] New York - 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.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 15:05

Liberia: 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 Liberian leader's assertions were contained in her Unification Day message delivered at program marking the 7th celebration of National Unification Day, Monday, May 14, 2012 at the Providence Island, Bushrod Island, outside Monrovia.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 14:37

East Africa: Stalemate in Sudan As Neither North Nor South Can Make Decisive Move
[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 for the wellbeing of the population. I tend to feel that there is little use for analyses when the men in charge are so determined to wear each other out at any cost.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 13:26

Tunisia: 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 be said of most - implementing truth-seeking, criminal justice, reparations, and institutional reform measures forms the basis for establishing a culture of justice and respect for the rule of law.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:48

Guinea: Liberians Return Home as Refugee Status Deadline Looms in Country
[UNHCR] Conakry - 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 him to flee his native Liberia, he decided he must go back.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 09:53

Somalia: Troops - Toughen Up to Stay True to Whom?
[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 al-Shabaab militants. By yearend, the number of Uganda-trained military is expected to reach 3,000. But will they stay loyal? Or, like others before them, will they become Somalia's own worst enemy?
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 08:28

Congo-Kinshasa: 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 weekend. It was a shock attack in which at least 11 Pakistani soldiers were seriously wounded.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 05:41

Nigeria: Religious Leaders Should Work for Peace, Stability
[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 NASFAT conference on Islam and Peaceful Co-Existence in a Contemporary and Multi-Religious Society, held at Abuja on Thursday, May 10, 2012.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 05:05

Rwanda: 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 protect humanity in Rwanda.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 18:53

Africa: Notes From Tunis - Discovering Its Identity Post-Revolution
[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 - six of them called Carthage - and then whizzes across the causeway that divides the enclosed lake and ends at the base of the capital's main street, Habib Bourguiba.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 08:34

Security Essential for Development, Says President of Mozambique
[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 and used the visit to meet David Cameron and other British and Mozambican dignitaries.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 08:32

Somalia: Hundreds Complete Military Training
[IRIN] Ibanda - 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.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 08:05

Gambia: 18 U.S. Peace Corps Volunteers Sworn-in
[Daily Observer] Eighteen health and agriculture Peace Corps volunteers from the United States of America were Friday sworn-in at the residence of the US ambassador in Fajara.
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 15:49

Sudan: Chinese Envoy Urge Peaceful Settlement of Sudans Disputes
[Sudan Tribune] Khartoum - Chinese envoy for Africa Zhong Jianhua urged Sudan and South Sudan to reach a peaceful agreement over outstanding issues and expressed China's readiness to work closely with the two neighbours to settle their disputes.
AllAfrica | 14-May-2012 15:31

Uganda: UPDF Soldier Sells Bullets to Somali Boy
[New Vision] A UPDF soldier attached to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peace keeping force convicted of selling ammunitions to a Somali boy in Mogadishu is challenging his sentence.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 16:34

Cote d'Ivoire: One Year Later...
[RNW Africa] Abidjan - Last month, Ivoirians across the country commemorated the first anniversary of former President Laurent Gbagbo's arrest. Although reconstruction efforts are beginning to bear fruit, price inflation and the deadlocked reconciliation process continue to worry the population. In many ways, the Ivory Coast is on hold.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 15:44

Liberia: No Large Force Needed
[New Democrat] UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Liberia no longer needs large troops presence, hinting improved security, but it needs continued support in building its political institutions, according to UN News Service.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 14:23

Rwanda: 'Blue Berets' Now Go Green
[New Times] A new initiative that reduces the environmental impact of peacekeeping missions and eases tensions between the 'Blue Berets' and the communities within which they operate, has been launched.
AllAfrica | 11-May-2012 06:59

Revolution Caused Radical Changes, Says Minister
[Egypt Online] The ministerial conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Coordinating Bureau (COB) began in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday 9/5/2012, with the participation of more than 120 countries.
AllAfrica | 10-May-2012 13:37

The More Things Change, The More it Stays The Same?
[African Arguments] The most recent political developments in Libya strongly support the sense that the country is quickly moving from one autocracy to another one. The only question is whether it will be theocratic, regional-ethnic or some combination of the two.
AllAfrica | 10-May-2012 12:57

Congo-Kinshasa: Victims of LRA Attacks Despair of Ever Returning Home
[UNHCR] Dungu - Jules* lies in a hospital bed in a provincial town in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo. Recovering from gunshot wounds to the leg and shoulder, he's a recent victim of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Orientale province.
AllAfrica | 10-May-2012 12:35

North Africa: Ban Urges Support for Arab World's Efforts to Attain Democracy, Social Justice
[UN News] Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the world to support the efforts of people in the Middle East and North Africa to attain greater democracy, human dignity and social justice, saying they had expressed their frustration over inequality, corruption and repression.
AllAfrica | 10-May-2012 09:32

Region's Refugee Nightmare
[New Times] An upsurge in violence in Somalia, fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), hostilities between Sudan and South Sudan has sent afresh wave of refugees fleeing their countries burdening economies in the East Africa region that can barely take the extra burden.
AllAfrica | 10-May-2012 06:50

Call for Women's Role in Peace, Security
[New Times] There is need to strengthen the role of women in the area of peace and security, such as through increased participation in politics, a key international meeting was told yesterday.
AllAfrica | 10-May-2012 06:25

Mali: Students Vandalise Radio Kayira
[MFWA] Police in Bamako, the capital of Mali, on April 30, 2012 foiled attempts by angry students, who are members of the Association of Malian Pupils and Students, from burning down Radio Kayira, a privately-owned radio station located in Koutiala, a town 400km from the capital.
AllAfrica | 09-May-2012 16:58

Guinea Bissau: Ecowas 'Zero Tolerance' Principle Is Highly Tolerant After All
[African Arguments] The international community's immediate condemnation of the military coup that took place in Guinea-Bissau on April 12 seemed to suggest that it was doomed to fail. Formally speaking, subsequent events appear to confirm this initial assessment. However, the same cannot be said with complete certainty if we look at the consequences of the military coup from a substantive point of view.
AllAfrica | 09-May-2012 15:03

Guinea Bissau: Security Council Warns of Sanctions If Political Crisis Continues
[UN News] As negotiations towards finding a solution to the political crisis in Guinea-Bissau continue, the Security Council today reiterated its readiness to consider targeted sanctions against those involved in last month's military coup if the situation is not resolved.
AllAfrica | 09-May-2012 11:56

Liberia: Secretary-General Recommends Gradual Drawdown of UN Mission
[UN News] Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has recommended that the United Nations peacekeeping operation in Liberia be reduced gradually by about 4,200 troops in three phases between this year and 2015, when it will have a residual presence of approximately 3,750 soldiers.
AllAfrica | 09-May-2012 11:56

AU and a Delicate Dance of Competing Egos
[iMaverick] A stalemate in the never-ending race to chair the AU Commission is inevitable unless someone can show some real leadership. It's time for our diplomats to ditch their egos and find a compromise candidate, or it's Africa that will be compromised -- again.
AllAfrica | 09-May-2012 11:22

Algeria: Hope Dwindles Ahead of Elections
[IPS] Algiers - "Is that your photo on the poster?" a policeman asked a woman standing in front of an electoral campaign board in Algiers. "Why do you ask?" she inquired. "Because only the candidates are interested in these elections," he replied.
AllAfrica | 09-May-2012 09:59

South Sudan: UN Representative Urges Jonglei Residents to Open a New Chapter of Peace
[GoSS] Juba - The Special Representative of the Secretary General for South Sudan, Hilde F. Johnson, on Saturday 5 May while participating in the closing ceremony of "The Jonglei All Community Peace Conference" in Bor, Jonglei State, called on Jonglei communities to start a new chapter of peace.
AllAfrica | 09-May-2012 07:40

Kenya: Three UN Employees Shot and Injured
[The Star] Three United Nations employees were shot and seriously injured during a robbery on the Nyeri-Nairobi road on Sunday night.
AllAfrica | 08-May-2012 18:15

Africa: UN Peacekeeping Set to Benefit From New Environmental Practices
[UNEP] New York - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has today released the findings of a two-year analysis of how peacekeeping missions around the world affect, and are affected by, natural resources and the broader environment.
AllAfrica | 08-May-2012 17:10

Review of Chatham House Meeting With Pa'gan Amum, Chief Negotiator for South Sudan
[African Arguments] In recent weeks, antagonism between Sudan and its recently independent neighbour, South Sudan, have reached new lows. The south's occupation of oilfields in the north, and the north's aerial bombardment of Unity state in the south are but two reasons that neither government has managed to realise the promises of freedom, prosperity and peace in the post-secession relationship.
AllAfrica | 08-May-2012 17:05

South Sudan: UN Chief in Nation Calls for New Chapter of Peace in Jonglei
[Sudan Tribune] Juba - The special representative of the secretary-general of the UN for South Sudan, Hilde F. Johnson, on Monday called for the opening of a new chapter of peace between the ethnic groups of the troubled state of Jonglei
AllAfrica | 08-May-2012 11:55

Egypt: Mubarak Still Has His Billions
[IPS] Cairo - More than a year since president Hosni Mubarak was removed from power, the money he allegedly syphoned from Egypt during his 29-year rule remains beyond the reach of authorities attempting to recover it.
AllAfrica | 08-May-2012 09:10

Tunisia: Twelfth Meeting of the Panel of Wise of AU Kicks Off in Tunis
[ENA] Addis Ababa - The Panel of the Wise of the African Union (AU), which is one of the pillars of the African Peace and Security Architecture, as provided for in the Protocol Relating to the Establishment of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the AU, held its 12th meeting in Tunis, Tunisia, on 30 April 2012.
AllAfrica | 08-May-2012 09:08

UN Orders Ceasefire by Today
[Cameroon Tribune] Both Sudan and South Sudan were on Wednesday also ordered to resume talks within two weeks.
AllAfrica | 07-May-2012 23:05

NCP Decides to Back Country's Diplomatic Position On UNSC Resolution Amid Growing Rifts
[Sudan Tribune] Khartoum - The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in Sudan is once again facing pressure from extremist elements as it officially agreed on Sunday to support the government's reluctant acceptance of a UN Security Council's (UNSC) resolution ordering the country to return to negotiations with neighboring South Sudan.
AllAfrica | 07-May-2012 12:54