conflicts

  • UN urges restraint amid communal violence, killings in South Sudan

    The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Sunday expressed concern about the escalating violence between cattle keepers and settled farming communities in Eastern Equatoria State, which has reportedly left at least 35 people dead. Nicholas Haysom, special representative of the UN Secretary-General and head of UNMISS, strongly condemned the ongoing violence and called…

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  • Top news from Nigeria today

    Good evening from Meziesblog! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. A safer school environment will be provided to prevent kidnapping of pupils and abduction of teachers, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised on Sunday. Reacting to the release of the abducted Kaduna schoolchildren, Tinubu said in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and…

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  • Vietnam, Philippines sign agreement to reduce conflict in South China Sea

    During a state visit to Hanoi by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., this week, Vietnam and the Philippines agreed to prevent untoward incidents in the South China Sea and enhance the cooperation between their coastguards. The two memorandums of understanding (MoU) on security signed by the two Southeast Asian countries, which have competing claims over parts…

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  • Myanmar’s army reach agreement with armed ethnic groups

    Myanmar’s military, which seized power in a coup nearly three years ago, has agreed to an immediate cease-fire with an alliance of ethnic armed groups, whose offensive since October has emerged as the regime’s most serious threat since its takeover. China claimed to have brokered the agreement. “China hopes the relevant parties in Myanmar can…

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  • Before diving in, it’s worth addressing the issue that most people never admit having problems until all chances at solutions are lost. Even warring couples like to say from time to time, especially in public: “We never fight.” The truth about those lies is: “You are either lying to me or you are lying to…

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