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Colombian government, ELN guerrillas sign six-month truce
AFP, Published on 10/06/2023
» HAVANA - Colombia's government and the ELN guerrilla group agreed to a six-month ceasefire in Havana Friday as they work towards a peace pact to end decades of conflict.
Sudan authorities declare UN envoy 'persona non grata'
AFP, Published on 09/06/2023
» KHARTOUM - Sudanese authorities loyal to the regular army have declared UN envoy Volker Perthes "persona non grata", accusing him of taking sides in nearly two months of devastating fighting with rival paramilitaries.
Sudan declares UN envoy Volker Perthes 'persona non grata'
AFP, Published on 09/06/2023
» KHARTOUM - The Sudanese government has declared United Nations envoy Volker Perthes "persona non grata", two weeks after the army chief accused him of stoking the country's civil conflict and sought to have him removed from his post.
'No woman feels safe': sexual violence rampant in Sudan war
AFP, Published on 07/06/2023
» CAIRO - Zeinab was fleeing war-torn Sudan's capital to seek safety when she found herself pinned to the ground, a rifle to her chest, as a paramilitary fighter raped her.
Sudan fighting intensifies despite US sanctions
AFP, Published on 02/06/2023
» KHARTOUM: Shelling rocked greater Khartoum on Friday, as fighting between Sudan's warring generals intensified despite US sanctions imposed after the collapse of a US- and Saudi-brokered truce.
US says ready to resume Sudan mediation once parties 'serious'
AFP, Published on 01/06/2023
» KHARTOUM - The United States said Thursday it will only be ready to mediate a truce between Sudan's warring parties when they get "serious", after the army left negotiations and the latest ceasefire unravelled.
Council gives nod to cull top brass
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/06/2023
» The Defence Council has approved a reform plan for the armed forces which includes a proposal to cut the number of generals by half by 2027, Col Jittanat Punnotok, a deputy Defence Ministry spokesman, said on Wednesday.
Sudan army quits truce talks with rivals
AFP, Published on 31/05/2023
» KHARTOUM: The Sudanese army suspended its participation in US- and Saudi-brokered ceasefire talks Wednesday accusing its paramilitary foes of failing to honour their commitments.
Sudanese still await relief on day two of tense ceasefire
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» KHARTOUM - Fighting had eased but not stopped in Sudan on Wednesday, the second full day of a US and Saudi-brokered ceasefire that has raised cautious hopes among its beleaguered civilians that aid corridors and escape routes will open soon.
Air strikes, combat as one-week Sudan truce officially starts
AFP, Published on 23/05/2023
» KHARTOUM: Witnesses in the Sudanese capital reported clashes and air strikes minutes after a one-week humanitarian ceasefire took effect Monday night, with the smell of smoke still lingering after gunfire and explosions rocked Khartoum throughout the day.