Signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) is not an agreement to disarm, the New Mon State Party (NMSP) said in a statement issued to mark the 71st Mon National Day. The NMSP intends to walk down the road of political dialogue by attending the upcoming Panglong peace conference, as only by...

The second round of nationwide ceasefire talks between Myanmar government and 17 ethnic armed groups scheduled for late this month has been put off until next month, the Kayin National Union (KNU) was quoted by local 7-Day Daily as saying on Monday. The second round of talks between the governme...

* IMF's Lagarde holds talks with President Buhari on Tuesday * Africa's biggest economy hit by a plunge in oil price * Lagarde will also visit neighbouring Cameroon * IMF chief to meet finmins of the six CEMAC states By Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muh...

Quelque 7,5 millions de Nigériens ont été appelés à choisir entre quinze candidats pour présider le pays. Alors que certains bureaux de vote ont entamé le dépouillement, dans d'autres, le vote se poursuit. Retard à l’ouverture des bureaux de vote, files d’attente interminables à Niamey et votes par ...

"I cannot stop comparing what life was before and what it has now become. Before the conflict, my biggest worry was studying and getting good marks. All of a sudden I found myself in a camp for displaced people queuing for water and food." Our colleague Rocco recently met Rodha sitting with her m...