South Sudan ceasefire talks open
Direct talks between teams representing the warring parties in South Sudan officially open in Ethiopia, despite earlier fears that the process had run into trouble. BBC News – Africa
Direct talks between teams representing the warring parties in South Sudan officially open in Ethiopia, despite earlier fears that the process had run into trouble. BBC News – Africa
The number of internally displaced people in the Central African Republic has doubled to 935,000 in a month amid escalating violence, the UN warns. BBC News – Africa
Fighting is continuing in South Sudan, the army tells the BBC, as the warring factions prepare to begin peace talks in Ethiopia. BBC News – Africa
Observers say they hope talks between South Sudan’s government and rebels will begin in the near future, but fighting continues to rage. BBC News – Africa
DR Congo’s army repulses several attacks in the capital, Kinshasa, killing about 46 members of an “unknown terrorist group”, the government says. BBC News – Africa
Thousands of youths loyal to South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar are marching on the strategic town of Bor, according to government sources. BBC News – Africa