A senior UN official said he expected armed groups in Central African Republic (CAR) to sign a disarmament agreement during this week’s peace forum, boosting efforts to improve security across a nation torn apart by more than two years of sectarian violence and decades of coups and poor governance. ...

RANGOON — The Burmese government’s chief peace negotiator recently visited Mon State in the country’s southeast, delivering a strong message that the minority will be limited to observer status during political discussions if it does not accede to a nationwide ceasefire agreement. A central commi...

A ceasefire agreement between eight of Myanmar's armed ethnic groups and the government is set to be signed on Thursday, the culmination of over two years of negotiations aimed at bringing an end to the majority of the country's long-running conflicts. But the deal will fall short of its nationwi...

De facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi urged all of the country's armed ethnic groups to sign a ceasefire agreement, as her government seeks to end decades of conflict between the military and armed ethnic groups, reported the Associated Press. Speaking during the annual Union Day celebrations yesterda...

MOULMEIN — the central executive committee (CEC) meeting of the New Mon State Party (NMSP) agreed to sign the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA), but will only sign together with other ethnic armed groups, CEC member Nai Win Hla told press on Friday. “What I can say definitely is we’d sign it,”...

Hafsat Mohammed uses hope to counter hate, but the activist knows the threats she faces are all too real. On a long, barren road in northeastern Nigeria, Hafsat Mohammed, squeezed into a public minibus, saw the gunmen materialise from the bush like a mirage. The 33-year-old was on her way to ...