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

The Algerian government is hosting talks aimed at ending fighting in northern Mali. Watch the story being explained in 15 seconds.

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African music stars Ice Prince, Dama Do Bling, Maurice Kirya, Alikiba and Wangechi unite for Peace One Day, to release Coca-Cola Peace Anthem on Peace Day 21 September 2015

The first-ever Peace Day Anthem will premiere at the Peace One Day Youth Celebration in Kigali, Rwanda on 21 September 2015 in front of thousands of young people and beamed live into Rwanda and the world on the Rwanda Broadcasting Agency (RBA) network.

The anthem, written by musician Zwai Bala and produced by Coke...

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.

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”.

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.

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

Kigali, Tuesday. The UN-led Burundi peace talks were thrown into further disarray Tuesday when the ruling CNDD-FDD party and the opposition UPRONA announced their withdrawal.