2024 begins with wars burning in Gaza, Sudan, and Ukraine and peacemaking in crisis. But in the 1990s, a flurry of agreements ended conflicts in places from Cambodia and Bosnia to Mozambique and Liberia. Ideally, world leaders would also give supposedly frozen conflicts the attention they need before it’s too late, as the tragedy in Gaza illustrates. Some Arab officials float the idea of Hamas’s military leaders or even fighters departing Gaza. In Burkina Faso, the Russians’ footprint is smaller but looks set to grow and may entail personal protection of military leaders.

Source: Ethiopian News January 01, 2024 13:27 UTC