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28 Jan
Despite China-led peace talks between opposition and junta forces, the situation remains delicate. Myanmar has been in chaos ever since the military overthrew the democratically elected government in February 2021.
2 Dec
As speculation mounts that the current four-day pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza could soon be extended, we speak to Gilbert Achcar, professor of development studies and international relations at SOAS, University of London.
10 Nov
The first round of negotiations on the sudanese conflict ended in Jeddah, between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army... The meeting has not been able to reach a cease fire, although the 2 warring parties committed to facilitate humanitarian aid...
5 Nov
It has been exactly one year since the Pretoria Peace Accords were signed, putting an end to two years of civil war in Tigray, one of the deadliest conflicts of the last 30 years. More than a million displaced people have still not been able to return home, and over 40% of the population is still suffering from a lack of food. We review the situation with Clothilde Hazard in Addis Ababa.
10 Sep 2023
It's sometimes called a forgotten war: fighting in Yemen has killed hundreds of thousands of people. Hunger has claimed even more lives, while 4.5 million Yemenis are internally displaced. Yet the complex conflict between Saudi-led forces and Houthi rebels doesn't always make headlines. This September, nine years after the Houthis attacked the capital Sanaa, triggering Saudi Arabia's intervention, the country is not in the grips of all-out war, but it's still not at peace either.
5 Sep 2023
In a renewed attempt to broker peace, Colombia's leftist President Petro agreed on a ceasefire with an armed dissident group. The EMC is a splinter group that rejected the 2016 deal broadly honored by the larger FARC.
18 Jun 2023
The warring factions in Sudan's more than nine-week-long war have agreed another cease-fire, mediators say, shortly after deadly airstrikes hit the capital. All previous truces have failed to put an end to the conflict.
26 May 2023
US and Saudi monitors said both parties have violated the truce. UN human rights chief Volker Turk called on both sides to stop sexual violence and spare civilians' lives.
25 May 2023
With a tenuous ceasefire and millions of people trapped in a war zone, humanitarian groups struggle to send aid to Sudan. Fighting eased in Sudan on Wednesday, the second full day of a ceasefire that has allowed beleaguered civilians to venture out, even as they await safe aid corridors and escape routes.
4 May 2023
In tonight's edition: A new week long truce is agreed in Sudan as the African Union holds an emergency meeting in Ethiopia on how to de-escalate the conflict that's already cost at least 500 lives in under 3 weeks.
19 Apr 2023
In Sudan, fighting continues despite an agreed 24 hour truce. Civilians are caught in the crossfire. Offices of Islamist opposition party Ennahda are shut and meetings banned in Tunisia a day after its leader Rached Ghannouchi is arrested.

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