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Nov
11
2020
By The African Mirror
Explosion rocks Ethiopia as Tigray conflict worsens, refugees flee to Sudan

Explosion rocks Ethiopia as Tigray conflict worsens, refugees flee to Sudan

NEWS
AN explosion under a bridge in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa injured one man on Wednesday, a federal police spokesman said. There was no indication the blast was related to the conflict in the northern Tigray region were federal troops are fighting forces loyal to local leaders. The man lost a leg, the spokesman told Reuters. Refugees have fled to Sudan and the African Union appealed for a ceasefire in a north Ethiopian region where Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is waging a military offensive against local leaders defiant of his authority. About 2,500 Ethiopians have escaped across the border to Sudan…
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Oct
06
2020
By The African Mirror
Azeris and Armenians say civilian areas attacked, NATO seeks ceasefire

Azeris and Armenians say civilian areas attacked, NATO seeks ceasefire

WORLD
NVARD HOVHANNISYAN and NAILIA BAGIVORA ARMENIA and Azerbaijan accused each other on Monday of attacking civilian areas on the ninth day of the deadliest fighting in the South Caucasus region for more than 25 years. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg added his voice to calls for an immediate end to the clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountain enclave that belongs to Azerbaijan under international law but is populated and governed by ethnic Armenians. But prospects for a ceasefire appeared remote after the fighting intensified over the weekend and following uncompromising comments by Azeri President Ilham Aliyev. In an address to the nation…
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Oct
04
2020
By The African Mirror
Turkey rejects ‘superficial’ Caucasus ceasefire calls

Turkey rejects ‘superficial’ Caucasus ceasefire calls

WORLD
TURKEY has rejected "superficial" demands for a ceasefire in the South Caucasus, where it backs Azerbaijan, after a week of fierce fighting with ethnic Armenian forces in the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh enclave. While Russia, the United States and France have called for an end to hostilities, regional power Turkey has staunchly supported the Azeris and has repeated that what it called Armenian "occupiers" must withdraw. Armenia said on Friday it would work with the three big powers toward a ceasefire. But Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has said they should have no role in peacemaking and on Saturday said Ankara backs the…
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Oct
01
2020
By The African Mirror
Russia and France seek end to fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh

Russia and France seek end to fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh

WORLD
NALIA BAGIROVA  andNVARD HOVHANNISYAN RUSSIA and France stepped up calls for a ceasefire between Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces on Thursday as the death toll rose in the heaviest clashes around the Nagorno-Karabakh region since the 1990s. The Kremlin said President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron had discussed steps that the Organization for Security and Co-operation's (OSCE) Minsk group, which mediates in the conflict, could take to end the fighting. Russia has also offered to host the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan for talks on the flare-up of their decades-old conflict in the volatile South Caucasus region.…
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Aug
21
2020
By The African Mirror
Libya’s rival authorities announce ceasefire

Libya’s rival authorities announce ceasefire

NEWS
LIBYA’S internationally recognised government in Tripoli announced a ceasefire and the leader of a rival parliament in eastern Libya also appealed for a halt to hostilities. The statements offered hope for a de-escalation of a conflict that has wracked the country since a 2011 uprising, displacing hundreds of thousands, slashing oil production, and opening space for migrant smugglers and militants. However, previous efforts to secure lasting ceasefires have stalled, and political leaders hold limited sway over armed groups in two broad factions that have been largely split between the west and east of Libya since 2014. The Tripoli-based Government of…
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Jul
23
2020
By The African Mirror
Turkey says any Libya ceasefire deal requires Haftar withdrawal

Turkey says any Libya ceasefire deal requires Haftar withdrawal

NEWS
ORHAN COSKUN and DOMINIC EVANS  TURKEY and Russia agreed on Wednesday to keep pushing for a ceasefire in Libya, but Ankara said the leader of the eastern forces was not legitimate and his forces must withdraw from key positions for any credible deal to emerge. The two countries are the main power brokers in Libya's conflict, where they support opposing sides. Russia backs the eastern-based forces of Khalifa Haftar, while Turkey has helped the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) repel Haftar's attempt to storm the capital. "We've just reached an agreement with Russia to work on a credible and…
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