Tag: ceasefire
Ethiopian rebels declare ceasefire
An Ethiopian rebel group declared a unilateral ceasefire, the latest dissident movement to aim for an end to hostilities in the wake...
Ethiopian rebel group declares ceasefire
An Ethiopian rebel group declared a unilateral ceasefire after parliament removed it from a list of banned terrorist groups as part of...
Sudan ceasefire extended to year-end
Sudan extended until year-end a three-year-old unilateral ceasefire with rebels fighting in three parts of the country, the presidential palace said, as...
South Sudan ceasefire breached – claims
South Sudan's army massacred civilians, burned children alive and gang-raped women after a supposed ceasefire with rebels in December, according to reports...
Sudan extends ceasefire
Sudan extended a unilateral ceasefire with rebels in its three main conflict areas for an additional three months, until the end of...
Nigeria talking ceasefire with Boko Haram
Nigeria's government is in talks with Islamist militant group Boko Haram about a possible ceasefire with the ultimate aim of securing a...
AU joins calls for South Sudan sanctions
The African Union is open to imposing sanctions on leaders violating ceasefires in South Sudan, joining a growing chorus of officials who...
Those breaking South Sudan peace deal face sanctions
An internationally backed ceasefire monitoring team in South Sudan has asked the UN Security Council to say whether leaders violating a peace...
Britain monitoring South Sudan peace violations
Britain is monitoring a ceasefire agreed last month between South Sudan's warring parties and working with regional partners to identify individuals guilty...
Sudan extends ceasefire with rebels through end-March
Sudan has extended a unilateral ceasefire with rebels until the end of March, state news agency SUNA reported on Thursday, citing a...
U.S, Britain warn South Sudan parties over ceasefire violations
The United States, Britain and Norway have called on parties in the South Sudan conflict and their field commanders to stop violating...
Sudan ceasefire extended to year-end
Sudan will extend a unilateral ceasefire with rebels until the end of December, state news agency SUNA reported days after the United...
Libyan PM and eastern commander commit to ceasefire, election
Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and the divided country's eastern commander Khalifa Haftar committed to a conditional ceasefire and to work towards...
Syrian army announces ceasefire in south ahead of Astana talks
The Syrian army said on Monday it would suspend combat operations in southern Syria until Thursday ahead of a new round of...
Sudan extends ceasefire
Sudan will extend a unilateral ceasefire with rebels until the end of October a decree by President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said, two...
Doubt expressed over South Sudan ceasefire
The United States, Britain and the United Nations were sceptical of South Sudan President Salva Kiir's declaration of a unilateral ceasefire, noting...
South Sudan’s Kiir declares unilateral ceasefire, prisoner release
The president of war-ravaged South Sudan declared a unilateral ceasefire and promised to release political prisoners, but with no sign of a...
Sudan ceasefire extended
Sudan said on Sunday it would extend a unilateral ceasefire in fighting with rebels in the country's warring regions to six months,...
Mozambique ceasefire extended
Mozambique's Renamo opposition party has extended a ceasefire for two months to allow dialogue with President Filipe Nyusi's government and reduce civilian...
Sudan’s Bashir announces a month ceasefire extension
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has announced a one-month extension of his unilateral ceasefire in fighting with rebels in the country's war...