PEACE

The current chairman of Ecowas, Umaro Sissoco Embalo was welcomed in Moscow by President Vladimir Putin. If discussions regarding grain exports were on the agenda, Embalo urged the Russian leader to find a peaceful resolution to the war…

The rebel authorities in Ethiopia's Tigray region have confirmed their participation in talks scheduled for Monday in South Africa, under the aegis of the African Union (AU), aimed at ending the two-year conflict in the north of the…

The Ethiopian government announced on Wednesday that it had accepted an invitation from the African Union (AU) to hold peace talks with rebels in the northern region of Tigray, without specifying a date or location. "The African Union…

Thousands of Oromo people, Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, came together in the capital to mark the thanksgiving festival of Irreechaa; marking the end of the rainy season. Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed said Irreechaa was a festival…

Ethiopia's Tigray rebels say they would accept a peace process with the federal authorities led by the African Union. The rebels, from the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), a party that ruled Ethiopia for nearly three decades…

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament has concluded plans to send a fact finding team to Sierra- Leone to unravel the cause of the crisis in the country and to ascertain the level of damage due to the violent…

The First Gombe State Peace and Security Summit has ended with a call on the state government to give religious leaders, security advisory role to help in mitigating threats and fostering religious tolerance. This is part of the…

Nigerian youths have been advised to embrace unity and promote peace towards integration and national development. This was made known at a one-day program organised by the Youth Empowerment Organisation tagged "The Unity of…

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed appreciation to Portugal for the deployment of weapons and training of military personnel in ensuring peace in West and Central Africa. Speaking at a State Dinner in National Palace…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has identified agriculture as one of the keys to lasting peace and security. However, despite its critical role, only eight percent of the total funding for the…