Algeria's Lakhdar Brahimi will replace Kofi Annan in Syria
SHARE AND DISCUSS Tweet UNITED NATIONS: Former Algerian foreign minister and longtime UN diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi, known as a strong-willed, independent broker, has agreed to replace former...
View ArticleKibaki urges unity in security against militia
President Mwai Kibaki has called for concerted efforts to rid the Great Lakes Region off the negative armed forces that have continued to operate and constantly threaten peace and stability in the...
View ArticleCOMESA supports Kenya over Bashir visit
Written By:PPS , Posted: Wed, Sep 01, 2010 Caption: President Kibaki and other COMESA leaders during a summit in Swaziland where the organisation defended Kenya's decision to invite Sudan's president...
View ArticleKofi Annan says Kenyan violence, reports of militias 'of great concern'...
NAIROBI, Kenya - The former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says that violence and reports of militia groups organizing five months before...
View ArticleInterview: Kofi Annan says Ivory Coast mediators could draw on Kenya's example
Johannesburg, South Africa When Kofi Annan came to Kenya in January 2008 to help mediate a political crisis that had already killed hundreds of people and displaced tens of thousands from their homes,...
View ArticleKofi Annan Names Kenyan Businesswoman As New AGRA President
A renowned African business leader from Kenya, Ms Jane Karuku has been appointmed as the new president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Mr Kofi Annan, Chair of the...
View ArticleKofi Annan confident of Syrian ceasefire despite evidence
UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan says the situation in Syria should be "much improved" by today's deadline for the end of violence if both sides in the conflict respect a peace plan he drew up. "If...
View ArticleDekha Ibrahim Abdi obituary
Schoolteacher in rural Kenya who became a global peacemaker As patron of Peace Direct, Dekha Ibrahim Abdi devised a project for young British Muslims to explore issues of identity after the London...
View ArticleWho is Kofi Annan? The United Nations "Peacekeeper" Handpicked by the CIA
Although Kofi Annans track record at the UN is an indisputable success in terms of management and efficiency, he has been sharply criticized for his political shortcomings. As Secretary General, he...
View ArticleUN: Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi will replace Kofi Annan as peace envoy...
FILE - AUGUST 17: According to reports August 17, 2012, former Algerian foreign minister Lakhdar Brahimi was names as the UN envoy in the Syrian crisis. BAGHDAD, IRAQ - FEBRUARY 13: United Nations...
View ArticleKenyan speaker asks ODM to embrace NO' team
Written By:Margaret Kalekye/KNA , Posted: Fri, Aug 13, 2010 Caption: Marende said all MPs have a right to be included in any committee. National Assembly Speaker Kenneth Marende on Friday opposed a...
View ArticleU.N.: Mini-Summit on Somalia in New York - 23 September 2010 Communique
Today, the United Nations Secretary-General convened a Mini-Summit on Somalia, with high-level representation from the region and the wider international community. The President of the Transitional...
View ArticleKofi Annan: Envoy says UN Syria vote is 'pivotal moment'
Peace envoy Kofi Annan says the UN vote to deploy up to 300 observers in Syria is a "pivotal moment for the stabilisation of the country". In a statement issued in Geneva, the UN and Arab League envoy...
View ArticleFinal Communique International Contact Group on Somalia
04/07/2012 ROMA (Mareeg.com)-The 22nd meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia Was held from 2-3 July 2012 in Rome under the chairmanship of the United Nations Secretary-General's...
View ArticleFormer UN chief Kofi Annan appointed new joint UN-Arab League envoy to Syria
UNITED NATIONS - Former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan on Thursday was appointed the joint United Nations-Arab League envoy on the Syrian crisis. Annan's successor, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon,...
View ArticleSomalia: Final Communiqué of the International Contact Group on Somalia...
International Contact Group on Somalia 2-3 July 2012, Rome Final Communiqué The 22nd meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia was held from 2-3 July 2012 in Rome under the...
View ArticleKofi Annan to reach out to Syria's Assad
In his first extensive remarks on the Syria crisis, Kofi Annan, the former U.N. chief and current U.N.-Arab League envoy, made no mention of what has become the centerpiece of the Arab League's...
View ArticleKenyan ethnic fighting worries Kofi
KENYA: Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan said yesterday he was “deeply concerned” by recent bouts of ethnic violence in Kenya, as the East African economic powerhouse prepares for elections early...
View ArticleBan to appoint Kofi Annan as U.N. Syria envoy
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is planning to ask his predecessor, Kofi Annan, to serve as his new U.N. envoy to Syria, turning to a high-profile diplomat with extensive experience in the region,...
View ArticleKofi Annan appointed U.N.-Arab League Envoy To Syria
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby on Thursday appointed Ban's predecessor Kofi Annan as joint special envoy on the Syrian crisis, the United Nations announced....
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