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JUBA: The Sudanese government and rebel groups on Saturday signed a landmark peace deal aimed at ending decades of war in which hundreds of thousands died. Ululs and cheers sounded one by one, representatives of the transitional government and rebel groups signed the agreement, a year after the peace talks began, at a ceremony in the South Sudanese capital Juba. "Today we have reached a peace agreement. We are happy. We are done with the mission," said Tut Gatluak, head of the South Sudanese Mediation Team shortly…

The Sudanese government and rebel leaders signed a peace deal this Saturday, October 3, in Juba, South Sudan, to end 17 years of deadly war. From our correspondent in the region, This historic agreement is the formal successor progress achieved in August last year. The two parties already agreed on the main points of this historic agreement. Everyhad put his initials on the documentthen negotiations continued until the formal signing, which took place at noon on Saturday. The August text contained a three-year…

Three men suspected of being involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide have been arrested and charged in Belgium with serious human rights abuses, prosecutors said on Saturday. The office gave no details about the three, but said their identity had been established using testimony collected in Rwanda by a Belgian investigation. "Two were arrested on Tuesday in Brussels and the third on Wednesday in Hainault (province)," said Eric Van Duyse, a spokesman for the Belgian Federal Prosecutor's Office. "All three have been…

The Sudanese government and rebel groups on Saturday had a colorless peace deal aimed at ending decades of war in which hundreds of thousands died. Ululs and cheers sounded one by one, representatives of the transitional government and rebel groups signed the agreement, a year after the peace talks began, at a ceremony in the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A member of the Somali National Army was struck on Thursday with a death sentence after being convicted of rape, the military court confirmed in the latest major ruling demonstrating Somalia's ability to fight impunity among government officials. Mohamed Hussein Elmi, who had served in the army for a few years, was found guilty of raping a 4-year-old girl from the Wadajir District of Mogadishu in an incident that caused outrage among the public and those from civil society when it was first…

Three Rwandans were arrested in Belgium. This information from the Belgian newspaper Le Vif was confirmed by the Federal Prosecutor's Office. Arrests in connection with the 1994 genocide investigation in Rwanda that had claimed 800,000 victims, mostly Tutsis. These arrests took place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Brussels and in the province of Hainaut. According to the federal prosecutor's office, these three people were wanted for "serious violations of international humanitarian law". These are two separate, but very…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya is not familiar with plans by the US military to carry out drone strikes on its territory, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Thursday, just days after reports surfaced, with the transition now set to ignore possible conflicts between the two traditional allies, which have often cooperation in the fight against terrorism. In an interview with the France 24 channel during his three-day trip, Uhuru denied knowledge of such plans, adding that even in the event that such a request was made, it would…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Al-Shabaab remains one of the most "skilled and dangerous" terrorist groups in Africa, the US-African Command has said, arguing that the militants are threatening the interests of Somalia's Western allies in their relentless attacks on security forces and civilians in East Africa. For the past 14 years, the group that swore allegiance to Al-Qaeda in 2012 has released terror to security forces working in Somalia and Kenya in addition to targeting innocent civilians. Also trapped in the mix are…

The transition in Mali is what is being discussed today with Wathi. They believe there is a certain moment of integrity demands from the Malian citizens that need to be seized in order not to miss the transition.Yes, from the demonstrations by the M5 movement to the remarks of Malian citizens about the choice of personalities to…

As part of the presidential election scheduled for October 18, a joint mission between diplomats and partners from Guinea left Conakry yesterday, Friday, after spending a few days there. The aim is to try to restore trust between all the actors involved in the electoral process, but also to look closely at the status of the preparations for an inclusive, fair and equitable vote. At the end of their mission, envoys from the UN, the African Union and ECOWAS, despite their smiles, leave Conakry with some concern and not…