Apr 13 Watch News Wrap: At Least 6 Dead as Syrians Test Regime Over Cease-Fire In other news Friday, demonstrators poured into the streets in Syria, testing the regime's commitment to a U.N.-brokered cease-fire. In Egypt, more than 10,000 people amassed in Cairo's Tahrir Square, protesting the newly launched presidential campaign of Hosni Mubarak's former… Continue watching
Jan 23 Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo Sign Peace Pact By PBS News Hour Rebels and militia groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo signed a cease-fire agreement aimed at ending the conflict that continued to rage after the end of the country's 1998-2003 war. Continue reading
Nov 21 Peace Deal Ends Nepal’s Decade Long Civil War By PBS News Hour The government of Nepal and Maoist guerrillas signed an historic peace accord Tuesday, ending 10 years of fighting and human rights abuses on both sides that killed over 13,000 people and displaced over 100,000. Continue reading
Sep 25 African Union to Bolster Troop Levels in Darfur By PBS News Hour The African Union will boost its presence in Sudan's Darfur region by an additional 4,000 troops, a spokesman for the organization said. Continue reading
Jul 06 Sudan’s Government, Rebels Reach Tentative Peace Deal By PBS News Hour Representatives of the Sudanese government and rebel groups fighting government forces signed a declaration of principles Tuesday in a tentative deal aimed at bringing peace to the war-ravaged Darfur region of the East African nation. Continue reading
Jan 10 World Leaders Hail Sudanese Peace Deal, Warn of Challenges By PBS News Hour Leaders from across Africa attended a signing ceremony in Kenya Sunday of a comprehensive peace agreement formally ending more than 20 years of civil war between the Sudanese government and the southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army. Continue reading
Nov 09 Sudan, Darfur Rebels Sign ‘Landmark’ Peace Deal The Sudanese government and Darfur rebel groups signed new security and humanitarian accords Tuesday aimed at ending violence in the troubled region and guaranteeing aid groups access to 1.6 million refugees displaced by the conflict. Continue reading