A Nigerian rebel group has announced a conditional ceasefire and agreed to hold talks with the government following months of attacks on key oil and gas facilities that have hammered the economy.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday rejected his German counterpart's call for a ceasefire longer than the current three hours daily to allow humanitarian aid into the Syrian city of Aleppo.
A heavily-armed Ugandan military convoy crossed into South Sudan on Thursday to evacuate citizens trapped in the capital Juba as fears persist that recent days of intense fighting might reignite despite a ceasefire.
The Syrian military has declared a 72-hour ‘regime of calm’ covering all of Syria from 1 a.m. on Wednesday (2200 GMT Tuesday), a military source told Reuters.
Two Syrian rebel groups which have been fighting each other near Damascus have negotiated a ceasefire in Qatar, statements published by the two groups said.
A 48-hour ceasefire took hold on Thursday in Syria's battered second city of Aleppo after President Bashar al-Assad's regime and rebel forces gave in to mounting diplomatic pressure.
Yemen peace talks will begin on Thursday in Kuwait, the UN confirmed, after the rebels finally agreed to join the negotiating table.
At least 13 pro-government fighters were killed in a rebel attack on their positions near the Yemeni capital despite a UN-brokered ceasefire taking effect this week, military sources said.
Talks to end Syria's civil war opened in Geneva on Monday, but hopes for a breakthrough remained remote with the sides locked in a bitter dispute over the future of President Bashar al-Assad.
UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said the Syrian people, not foreigners, should decide the fate of their President Bashar al-Assad.
Saudi Arabia on Sunday accused President Bashar al-Assad's regime and its ally Russia of ‘ceasefire violations’ in Syria.
Guns fell silent across Syria on Saturday after a landmark UN-backed ceasefire came into effect, as a special task force led by rivals Moscow and Washington prepared to begin monitoring the fledgling truce.
