Last month a peace agreement was signed between the Government of the Central African Republic and 14 armed groups, following talks in Sudan. Here, Conciliation Resource’s East and Central Africa program manager, Caesar Poblicks, joined an expert panel on Channel Africa to discuss what needs to happen now in the Central African Republic.

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The US envoy seeking a peace deal with the Taliban to end 17 years of war is heading back to the region for a new round of talks, the State Department said today. Zalmay Khalilzad will head to Afghanistan as well as neighboring Pakistan during the trip that began Monday and is scheduled to run through April 10.

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Following news of recent nonviolent victories in Sudan, the Metta Center for Nonviolence spoke with nonviolent conflict analyst Stephen Zunes, and Sudanese activists Mubarak ElAmin and Bakri Ali.

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On Easter Sunday, many reacted in shock to the devastating bomb blasts against Christian churches in Sri Lanka, a country that appeared to have overcome its bloody terrorism chapter from a decade ago…

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In 2011, the World Bank, with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, began to release the Global Findex database, which provides data every three years on the banking habits of individuals in over 140 countries. It was a game-changer in the way development actors tackle women’s financial inclusion. Read the full story here.

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