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 United Nations special envoy to the Central African Republic called on Thursday, September 27 for transparency on the flow of arms into the war-torn country and urged diplomatic “coherence” as Russia’s role in the country grows. In an interview with AFP, U.N. Special Representative Parfait Onang...