Essay: Sudan’s civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight
In an article first published on the Conversation, JAN POSPISIL, an associate professor at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University in the UK, looks at the two-year-old conflict in Sudan and the challenges facing a peaceful resolution…
US to make additional nine-figure push in funding in response to Sudan conflict
Washington DC, US Reuters The US will make a push of more than a hundred million in additional funding to respond to the conflict in Sudan as Washington seeks to spur international response at a donor conference on the humanitarian crisis this month, the US Special Envoy to the North African country said on Wednesday. […]
US eyeing 18th April for possible resumption of Sudan peace talks
Washington DC, US/Cairo, Egypt Reuters The United States is eyeing 18th April for a possible resumption of peace talks on Sudan in Saudi Arabia, US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello said on Tuesday, as Washington seeks a resolution to the conflict that has displaced millions and caused the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Washington has […]
Israel besieges two more Gaza hospitals, demands evacuations, Palestinians say
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli forces besieged two more Gaza hospitals on Sunday, pinning down medical teams under heavy gunfire, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, and Israel said it had captured 480 militants in continued clashes at Gaza’s main Al Shifa hospital. Israel says hospitals in the Palestinian enclave, where war has been raging for over […]
Colombia talks with EMC armed group in crisis, analysts say
Bogota, Colombia Reuters Peace talks in Colombia between the government and the Estado Mayor Central are in crisis, threatening to end negotiations and ramp up clashes between the armed group and the country’s military, analysts said on Thursday. Over the weekend, the government of President Gustavo Petro suspended a bilateral ceasefire with the EMC, a […]
Colombia decree suspends ceasefire with EMC armed group in three areas
Bogota, Colombia Reuters Colombia will suspend its months-long ceasefire with the Estado Mayor Central (ECM) armed group in three provinces on Wednesday, a government decree said on Sunday, citing incidents of violence that broke the ceasefire. The EMC – founded by former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels who reject the […]
Peace deal with Colombia unlikely before end of Petro’s term-EMC rebel leader
San Jose del Guaviare, Colombia Reuters It will be difficult for the Estado Mayor Central (EMC) armed group to sign a peace deal with the Colombian government before President Gustavo Petro finishes his term in 2026, despite trust between the two sides, a major leader of the EMC told Reuters on the sidelines of peace […]
Peace talks with Colombia Government in crisis, ELN rebels say
Bogota, Colombia Reuters Peace talks between the Colombian Government and National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels are in crisis, the guerrilla group said, while the government accused the rebels of dragging out the process. The two sides restarted talks in 2022 as part of President Gustavo Petro’s bid to reach “total peace” between the government and […]
Colombia’s ELN would respond with force to any break in ceasefire, says leader
Bogota, Colombia Reuters Colombia’s National Liberation Army rebels will respond with military force to any break in their ceasefire with the government, leader Antonio Garcia told Reuters, predicting that the current stage of peace talks will end in 2025. President Gustavo Petro restarted negotiations with the group, founded in 1964 by radical Catholic priests, as […]
Colombia and ELN rebels extend ceasefire by six months, agree to set up fund
Bogota, Colombia/Havana, Cuba Reuters Colombia’s government and National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels have extended their bilateral ceasefire for another six months starting Tuesday, the same day they announced the creation of a fund backed by multiple donors to finance the process. An initial six-month ceasefire expired last week and was then extended by five days. […]