Libyan PM quits hours after peace talks start

The prime minister of Libya’s internationally recognised government, Abdullah al-Thani, announced his resignation in a surprise move live on television Tuesday, hours after fraught peace talks between the country’s rival factions restarted.

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10 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Jun

Nabilah quits race for FDC key post hours before voting

Kampala, Friday. Hours to the elections, Kampala District Woman MP Nabilah Nagayi Sempala withdrew from the race for FDC secretary general post, alleging irregularities in the party’s grassroots election.

 

11 years ago

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VIDEO: UN seeks peace between Libyan militias

A UN delegation is in the Libyan capital Tripoli to try and help bring to an end the hostilities between rival militias.

 

9 years ago

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18 Dec

Libyan lawmakers to sign peace deal

Libyan lawmakers are set to sign a disputed UN-sponsored agreement on a unity government Thursday despite a warning from the heads of rival parliaments that the deal has no legitimacy.

 

11 years ago

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Crisis talks start in South Sudan

The leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia hold talks with South Sudan's president in an attempt to halt violence that has claimed thousands of lives.

 

9 years ago

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30 Aug

UN to host new Libya peace talks next week

The United Nations said Friday it will host another round of Libyan peace talks in Geneva next week, stressing that completing an agreement was a matter of “extreme urgency”.

 

11 years ago

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S Sudan rivals to open peace talks

Talks between South Sudan's government and rebels are due to start later on Tuesday in attempt to agree to a ceasefire, mediators say.

 

11 years ago

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South Sudan peace talks resume

Peace talks between South Sudan's government and rebels resume in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, with a 10 August deadline to agree a ceasefire.

 

11 years ago

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New South Sudan peace talks begin

Fresh talks to resolve South Sudan's crisis open more than two weeks after a ceasefire and despite a refusal to release detainees, a key rebel demand.

 

11 years ago

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CAR president 'offers peace talks'

The president of the Central African Republic, Michel Djotodia, offers talks with Christian militias as the sectarian conflict continues, reports say.

 

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