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Feb
06
2023
By The African Mirror
East African regional leaders demand ceasefire in eastern Congo

East African regional leaders demand ceasefire in eastern Congo

NEWS
CLEMENT MANIRABARUSHA EAST African regional leaders on Saturday renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that pits the country's military against a rebel group it has accused Rwanda of supporting. At a summit in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, the leaders of the regional East African Community (EAC) bloc called for an "immediate ceasefire by all parties," according to a communique issued at the end of the meeting. The M23 rebel group has seized large areas of eastern Congo's North Kivu province in a rapid onslaught since October 20…
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Jan
07
2023
By The African Mirror
‘What ceasefire?’: shells fly at Ukraine front despite Putin’s truce

‘What ceasefire?’: shells fly at Ukraine front despite Putin’s truce

WORLD
HERBERT VILLARRAGA RUSSIAN and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire at the front line in Ukraine, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop shooting for a unilateral truce that was firmly rejected by Kyiv. President Vladimir Putin ordered the 36-hour ceasefire from midday on Friday to observe Russian Orthodox Christmas. Ukraine has said it has no intention to stop fighting, rejecting the purported truce as a stunt by Moscow to buy time to reinforce troops that have taken heavy losses this week. "What ceasefire? Can you hear?" said a Ukrainian soldier, using the nom de guerre Vyshnya,…
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Jan
06
2023
By The African Mirror
Putin orders ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas – Kremlin

Putin orders ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas – Kremlin

WORLD
GUY FAULCONBRIDGE RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin ordered a 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over Orthodox Christmas, the first major truce of the more than 10-month-long war that has killed tens of thousands and devastated swathes of Ukraine. Putin ordered the ceasefire to begin on January 6, the Kremlin said. Many Orthodox Christians, including those living in Russia and Ukraine, celebrate Christmas on January 6-7. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow called earlier on Thursday for both sides of the war in Ukraine to observe a Christmas truce. "Taking into account the appeal of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, I instruct the Minister of Defence of…
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Nov
08
2022
By The African Mirror
Ethiopian and Tigray forces launch hotline as new peace talks begin

Ethiopian and Tigray forces launch hotline as new peace talks begin

NEWS
HEREWARD HOLLAND and TOMMY WILKES THE Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces have established a telephone hotline to help maintain a ceasefire struck last week, and both sides met in Kenya for a new round of talks on implementing the truce. Ethiopia's government and regional forces from Tigray agreed last Wednesday to cease hostilities after talks mediated by the African Union (AU), a diplomatic breakthrough two years into a war that has killed thousands and displaced millions. The truce has raised hopes humanitarian aid can start moving back into a region where hundreds of thousands face famine. Representatives of Ethiopia's military and government and forces…
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Mar
07
2022
By The African Mirror
Tension, standoff in Tripoli

Tension, standoff in Tripoli

NEWS
AHMED ELUMAMI A long ceasefire has brought life back to Tripoli's Algeria Square, its roundabout replanted with grass and customers lingering into the night at the Aurora Cafe, but Libya's new crisis of two governments threatens to upend that peace. Home to the city hall, post office and a mosque converted from the colonial-era Italian cathedral, Algeria Square plays a big role in the capital's civic life. But it is also near likely front lines in a battle many Libyans fear may soon erupt. The standoff worsened this week as the parliament in the east swore in a new administration…
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Jul
31
2021
By The African Mirror
Libya’s key coast road open

Libya’s key coast road open

NEWS
LIBYA'S warring sides reopened the main coast road across the frontline, a key element of a ceasefire they agreed last year that has involved months of negotiations. The U.N.-backed 5+5 committee drawn from commander Khalifa Haftar's eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) and western-based forces that have supported Tripoli-based governments said in a statement the road was open from 0900 GMT. The road, which stretches along the length of Libya's coastline, the most populated part of the country, was cut between the cities of Misrata and Sirte, where the frontline stabilised last summer. It was not open to military traffic, the…
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Jul
16
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia conflict heats up

Ethiopia conflict heats up

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW  ETHIOPIA’S war in the northern region of Tigray looked set to intensify as the prime minister signalled the end of a government ceasefire and the neighbouring Amhara region said it would go on the offensive against Tigrayan forces. The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), which has recaptured most of its home region in the past three weeks after an abrupt reversal in an eight-month war, has vowed to retake western Tigray, an expanse of fertile territory controlled by Amhara forces who seized it during the conflict. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed abruptly pulled central government troops out of most…
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May
22
2021
By The African Mirror
Israel and Hamas both claim victory as ceasefire holds

Israel and Hamas both claim victory as ceasefire holds

WORLD
NIDAL al-MUGHRABI, JONATHAN SAUL and RAMI AYYUB ISRAEL and Hamas both claimed victory on Friday after their forces ended 11 days of fighting, but humanitarian officials warned that the damage to Gaza would take years to rebuild. As Palestinians and Israelis began to assess the scale of the damage, one Gazan said his neighbourhood looked as if it had been hit by a tsunami. "How can the world call itself civilised?" Abu Ali asked, standing next to the rubble of a 14-storey tower block. Palestinian officials put the reconstruction costs at tens of millions of dollars, while economists said the…
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May
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Netanyahu vows to fight on as Biden urges Gaza ‘de-escalation’

Netanyahu vows to fight on as Biden urges Gaza ‘de-escalation’

WORLD
NIDAL al-MUGHRABI, JEFFREY HELLER and ANDREA SHALAL ISRAEL Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue fighting against Gaza militants after U.S. President Joe Biden urged him to seek a "de-escalation" yesterday in the 10-day conflict on the path to a ceasefire. An Egyptian security source said the two sides had agreed in principle to a ceasefire after help from mediators, although details were still being negotiated in secret amid public denials of a deal to prevent it from collapsing. Palestinian health officials said that since fighting began on May 10, 227 people had been killed in aerial bombardments that have…
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Dec
14
2020
By The African Mirror
Sudan’s offer to broker ceasefire in Tigray “unnecesary”

Sudan’s offer to broker ceasefire in Tigray “unnecesary”

NEWS
KHALID ABDELAZIZ SUDAN’S Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has visited Ethiopia briefly with what three senior Sudanese government officials said was an offer to broker a ceasefire in its northern Tigray region, a proposal Ethiopia said was unnecessary because fighting had stopped. Hamdok, who was accompanied by Sudanese security officials, planned to present his concerns about threats to Sudan's security along its border with Tigray during the visit, the officials said. However, Hamdok returned within a few hours from what Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed had earlier described as a two-day trip. Fighting erupted on November 4 between Ethiopia's government and…
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