IGNATIUS: Man who could balance Tehran’s factions

>The propagandists of the Islamic State must have imagined that their brutal video of the beheading of journalist James Foley would intimidate and terrorise the world. But people aren’t built that way, not in Muslim countries or anywhere else. When they see sadistic, uncivilised behaviour, they are disgusted — and angry.

Rival armed groups in the Central African Republic sign a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending over a year of religious conflict.

Libya's rival parliaments reach an initial agreement aimed at resolving the conflict that has plagued the country for more than four years.

Radio Tamazuj
Interparty dialogue in Tanzania between 3 SPLM factions
Radio Tamazuj
An interparty dialogue between the three main factions of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) is to take place in Tanzania. South Sudan's ruling party the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) has split into the SPLM-Juba led by Salva ...
S. Sudanese rebel delegation in Tanzania for talks with ruling partySudan Tribune

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>The next elections for Tanzania are about 300 days away, but it seems that an underground campaign for the Zanzibar Presidential race is in full swing in CCM.

Sudan Tribune
S. Africa lauds peace agreement among SPLM factions
Shanghai Daily (subscription)
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The South African Presidency on Thursday lauded a peace agreement among factions of the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), calling it a success of Africa. "We expect this agreement will silence the ...
South Sudan's ruling party factions to sign reunification agreementStarAfrica.com
New Dawn As South Sudan's Rival SPLM Factions Sign AgreementCitizen...

Wall Street Journal
South Sudan's Warring Factions Sign Peace Deal
Wall Street Journal
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, left, exchanges documents with rebel leader Riek Machar, right, in Arusha, Tanzania, as Tanzania's President Jakaya Kikwete looks on. Photo: Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. By. Nicholas Bariyo. Jan. 22, 2015 11:19 ...
S. Sudan goverment and rebels agree to re-unify political partyThe Daily Star
S. Sudan gov't and rebels agree to re-unify political partyCharlotte...

Sudan Tribune
South Sudan's rival SPLM factions to meet in Arusha
Sudan Tribune
June 24, 2015 (NAIROBI) – South Sudanese opposition factions of the ruling Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM) are expected to meet in Arusha, Tanzania, this week for further talks on reunification of the party, officials have confirmed. JPEG - 26.5 ...