- 26 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National Securitymilitary rule
Conditions no longer in place to continue Mali fight, France says
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - The conditions are no longer in place to continue the fight against Islamist militants in Mali and President Emmanuel Macron has asked to re-organise…
Sudan rejects Western criticism of arrests as ‘blatant interference’
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Friday denounced Western criticism of the arrest of two high-profile former officials opposed to military rule and charged with corruption, saying it was contrary to…
Myanmar court defers verdicts in Suu Kyi trial to Jan. 10 – source
(Reuters) -A court in military-ruled Myanmar has postponed verdicts it was expected to make in two cases in the trial of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to Jan. 10,…
Sudan’s army chief appoints new ruling council, led by himself
By Khalid Abdelaziz CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan was sworn in on Thursday as head of a new transitional council he appointed to lead the country…
Hope for path out of Sudan’s crisis in days, U.N. envoy says
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - National and international mediation efforts working to solve Sudan's political crisis are expected to bear fruit in coming days, the U.N. special envoy…
Myanmar says it’s committed to ASEAN peace plan, despite general’s snub
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military rulers pledged on Sunday to cooperate "as much as possible" with a peace plan agreed with ASEAN, despite a stern rebuke of the regional bloc for…
Mass protests held in Sudan against prospect of military rule
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Huge crowds of people marched in several parts of the Sudanese capital and other cities on Thursday in demonstrations against the prospect of military rule,…
Myanmar Crisis – What is ASEAN Waiting For?
Myanmar Crisis - What is ASEAN Waiting For? On 24 April 2021, ASEAN undertook a rare initiative by calling a Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta, the headquarters of the ASEAN Secretariat.…
