Leaders of ethnic armed groups meeting in Kayin State have dealt a heavy blow to government hopes of signing at least a partial nationwide ceasefire agreement before the elections. The leaders, meeting in the Karen National Union (KNU) stronghold of Law Khee Lar, Kayin State, have decided not to sig...

All villages in Mandalay are expected to get access to electricity by 2022-2023, U Zarni Aung, Mandalay Regional Minister for Electricity, Energy and Construction, said at the press conference on Regional Government’s efforts on reform in second year in the office held at MCDC meeting room. So f...

Foreign firms are flooding into Myanmar, and according to the Directorate of Investment and Companies Administration, through the end of April 2014, there are 707 foreign companies that have been allowed to operate in the country. Approximately 116 of those are being run by firms based in Singapore....

Niger has declared a 15-day state of emergency in the region around Diffa which borders Nigeria. The move comes in response to attacks by the Boko Haram terror group. The move follows the decision by Niger's parliament on Monday night to send troops across the border to fight the Boko Haram Islam...

Boko Haram terrorists have become a threat beyond Nigeria's borders. The governments of the affected states say they have joined forces to combat the extremist group, but their cooperation leaves a lot to be desired. "There is total panic" is how Danjuma Hamina from Achigachia describes what is happ...

Negotiators on both sides of the peace process have insisted that trust and commitment remain strong, despite recent talks in Yangon failing to result in a finalized draft nationwide ceasefire and recent clashes between ethnic and Tatmadaw soldiers. The September 22-26 talks were the sixth held b...