Warring Somali factions reach accord
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Somalia&#039;s foreign minister and a representative of the faction that controls the country&#039;s capital signed an agreement Thursday that calls for an immediate cease-fire and confers mutual recognition on the warring parties.
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A national reconciliation conference ended Thursday after more than a month of discussions on how to combat extremism and enact good governance in Somalia, which has been torn apart by a bloody insurgency.
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Rivals in western Afghanistan agreed to a cease-fire last week after the arrival of the Afghan National Army.
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Saudi King Abdullah oversaw the signing Sunday of a reconciliation agreement negotiated by several Somali factions in an attempt to stabilize their country and battle the Islamic opposition.
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The Sudanese Government and rebel leaders from Darfur have agreed to sign two accords aimed at ending the crisis. &quot;What has been finalised is the security and humanitarian protocols,&quot; Sudanese Deputy Foreign Minister Najeib Abdel-Wahab told reporters.
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Senior officials from rival Fatah and Hamas factions agreed on Saturday to pull their gunmen off the streets of Gaza and halt bloodshed which has killed 23 Palestinians in the last three days.
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International mediators have sworn in all the main warlords who will become members of Somalia&#39;s new parliament in a major step towards ending 13 years of anarchy.
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Fighting erupts between forces of the self-declared Somaliland Republic and those of Puntland, an autonomous region of Somalia, over disputed territory.
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Political rivals trying to lead Kenya out of weeks of violence that left more than 1,000 people dead signed an agreement Thursday, a U.N. spokesman said
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Kenya's ruling party and opposition reach a deal in talks to end post-poll violence, officials say.
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Five Darfur rebel groups agreed on Saturday to unite ahead of possible peace talks to end a four-year conflict in the region which so far has defied resolution, in part because of fractious rebel groups.
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Sudan&#39;s government and southern rebels on Friday signed an agreement, pledging to reach a final peace deal by the end of the year.
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Battered Somalia is trying to reconcile its warring factions. But mortar attacks, boycotts and an expiring peacekeepersâ mandate leave little room for optimism.
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Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah agree to a ceasefire deal to end fighting in Gaza, reports say.
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KISMAYO, Somalia  - Somali Islamists quelled a   women's protest against the takeover of Kismayo port on   Tuesday, as the interim government expressed hope the latest   tensions with its rivals would not derail peace talks in Sudan.
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The Sudanese government and the main southern rebel group have agreed on the last issues, including a permanent ceasefire, that were standing in the way of a final peace agreement, mediators said on Thursday.
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Both sides in the Somali conflict play down the significance of a deadline by Islamists for an attack.