Heavy gunfire has broken out in a Muslim district of the Central African Republic's capital, Bangui, during a referendum on a new constitution. UN forces deployed after machine-gun fire and rocket launchers were used, as voters waited near a school. It is hoped the new constitution can help en...

The Burmese government’s chief peace negotiator, Aung Min, suggested that women’s involvement in the ongoing peace process will be on the agenda during upcoming negotiations. The minister, who spoke to DVB at an art exhibition in Rangoon last Saturday, said future meetings with ethnic armed groups,...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Monday, said its onslaught against Boko Haram insurgents in the country's North East continued, leading to the reclaiming of more communities that were hitherto seized by the sect.In a simple tweet earlier on Monday, the DHQ said "troops are dominating operations i...

Emmanuel Addeh in Yenagoa The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said that its troops have killed a suspected militant implicated in the killing of two Nigerian soldiers and arrested suspected sea pirates who kidnapped an expatriate along Ogbia – Nembe Road, Bayelsa State on Tuesday. A statement signe...

Foreign investors are big winners in the long-awaited Myanmar Companies Law enacted by President U Htin Kyaw on December 6, paving the way for major corporate sector reform. The legislation, which replaces a 1914 colonial era law, significantly eases restrictions on foreign business activities. ...

Myanmar’s government and the Karenni National Progressive Party have joined forces to commence the construction of a village that will act as a model for a wider resettlement programme for internally displaced persons affected by the long-term civil war in Kayah State, reports the Kantarawaddy Times...

Voting on a referendum for a new constitution in the Central African Republic was extended to a second day after violence broke out Sunday killing five people. The killings took place in a majority Muslim enclave of the capital city Bangui. Young people in the area where the violence broke out...

A United Arab Emirates soldier was killed and another was wounded while fighting in Yemen as part of a Saudi-led military coalition, state news agency WAM reported on Sunday, citing the army general command. The coalition is fighting to stop the Houthis, allies of Riyadh's main regional foe Iran,...