A ceremony to celebrate the first anniversary of signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement was held in Nay Pyi Taw on 15 October, state media reported. The ceremony was opened with an address by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairperson of the National Reconciliation and Peace Centre and State Counsello...

The United Nations refugee agency has announced the resumption of voluntary repatriation of Ivorian refugees here following a pause due to the holiday season. This week, it said four convoys will depart from Liberia: two from PTP refugee camp (Grand Gedeh) carrying 581 persons today (331 already de...

Bijou Ngunzoni Fatuma, 42, is a refugee from Central African Republic living in Boyabu camp in Equateur, province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her torment began on the 6th May 2013 when her husband and his second wife were assassinated. “My neighbor came running to tell me that my husband an...

The first day at school is often a day of high emotion. After a long and happy holiday, many students may have been dreading the approach of June 1. But for many parents, too, yesterday was quite a learning experience: They found they did not have to spend any money. For the first time, free ed...

A nervous calm prevails as the Central African Republic (CAR) awaits the final round of presidential elections, due to take place in early February. Renewed outbreaks of intercommunal violence have kept the population on edge in recent months, with many fearing that tensions could flare anew at any ...