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After almost a year away from the negotiating table, ex-rebels and the government in Mali have resumed talks. An alliance of Tuareg and Arab rebel groups, pro-government armed groups and the government met with the monitoring committee…

Libyan officials from the country's rival camps failed to reach an agreement on a constitutional framework for national elections, in the latest U.N.-led efforts to bridge the gaps between the factions. After two days of U.N.-mediated…

Two senior Libyan officials have begun talks on constitutional arrangements for elections, in the latest U.N. effort to bridge a gap between the country's rivals. The meeting of Aguila Saleh, the influential parliament speaker, and…

The head of Burkina Faso's ruling junta has met the president he overthrew in a coup this year, for talks to "defuse" the political situation. Roch Marc Christian Kabore, the elected president until his ousting in January, was…

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission  holds discussions with Zambian officials on the thorny issue of debt that has been strangling the country for many months. The two-day visit led by the IMF deputy managing director,…

West African heads of state put off further punishing the leaders of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso at a regional summit, as coup leaders in all three countries continue to insist that it will take years before new elections can be held.…

Senegalese President Macky Sall, current chairman of the African Union, will travel to Russia for talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi on Friday, his office said in a statement. This visit "is part of the efforts of…

Chadian government and opposition groups had started peace talks on Sunday morning in Doha. However, the talks were suspended after representatives from one of the 44 rebel groups invited left the room. Some 44 armed rebel groups were…

The Senegalese President Macky Sall, who is also the current chairman of the African Union (AU), Wednesday had a phone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to "seek a lasting ceasefire" in Ukraine. The Chairman…

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has visited Riyadh to hold talks with the Saudi leadership on various bilateral issues. Upon his arrival, El-Sissi met with Prince Mohammed and was later expected to meet with Saudi Arabia's King…