The Federal Government and the European Union (EU) are partnering to de-radicalise Boko Haram members as one of the ways to eliminate insurgency in the country. The delegation of EU to Nigeria, in a statement issued in Abuja, on Monday, said the programme was in partnership with the Office of the...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Myanmar government peace negotiators and the Karen National Union (KNU) have vowed to resume formal peace talks as quickly as possible, after they were postponed late last month. The KNU decided to pause formal peace talks in late October citing the need for further interna...

At first glance, Al-Shami Shawerma could be just another Egyptianized Syrian sandwich shop catering to the lunch rush around Hosary Square in the 6th of October settlement in Giza. But the Syrian dialect of this new restaurant’s owner, Nader Abu Waseem, tells a different story. Three months ago, ...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The United Nations reports conditions in Central African Republic have continued to deteriorate since a serious outbreak of inter-communal violence in mid-May between the Muslim Seleka and largely Christian anti-Balaka armed groups. Fighting in some parts of Central Africa...

A Karen organization is trying to engage the public on federalism through grass roots consultations. “Everyone agrees that a federal system will be practiced. The public, starting from the grass roots level, needs to understand what a federal system is. We don’t want only the views of the KNU and...