Dozens Killed As Militia Battle Breaks Out In Libya After Commander’s Arrest
TWO powerful militias that back Libya’s UN-supported government have clashed in the capital, Tripoli, killing 55 people and injuring 146 others, medics say..
Africa
Africa
UN Chief Prosecutor Decries Leniency For Genocide Accused
SERGE Brammertz, the chief prosecutor at the Arusha-based International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, has warned that the international justice system needs to.
Africa
After 18 Years Operations, UN Human Rights Office Shuts In Uganda
AFTER 18 years of operating in Kampala, the UN’s human rights mission will close on Saturday because the Ugandan government has ended its.
International
165 Million People Fell Into Poverty In 3 Years Of Crisis – UN
THE Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million people into poverty since 2020, the United Nations.
Africa
Why UN Peacekeepers Are Being Told To Leave Mali
MALI has told the UN that its 12,000 peacemakers need to leave, after 10 years countering Islamist militants in the country. Last year,.
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UN Honours Princess Adejoke Adefulire For Leadership In Promoting SDGs
IN recognition of her commitment and visionary leadership in promoting the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development in Nigeria, the United Nations in Nigeria.
Africa
Mail Asks UN Peacekeepers To Leave
MALI’s foreign minister has called on the UN to withdraw its peacekeeping force from his country “without delay”. Abdoulaye Diop accused the force,.
Africa
UN Suspends Food Aid To Ethiopia Over Fraud Fears
THE UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) says it is suspending some food aid to Ethiopia while it addresses worries that donations are being.
News
Adesina Gets United Nations Appointment
THE President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina has accepted his appointment by the United Nations in the fight against.
Africa
Mali Accuses UN Of Spying, Rejects Massacre Report
MALIAN Prime Minister Choguel Maïga has rejected a UN report that accused the army and foreign forces of killing at least 500 civilians.
Africa
UN Secretary-General Arrives Kenya To Assess Sudan Crisis
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Kenya to follow up on the humanitarian and security situation in Sudan following weeks of clashes..
Opinion
Hypocrisy And Key Inflamers In The Sudan War
By Aminu Abdullahi Ibrahim THE war in Sudan can’t be analyzed without citing the conspiracy of Western nations, especially Russia and America. The.
Africa
UN Says Up To 20,000 Have Fled Sudan Fighting For Chad
THE United Nations said Thursday up to 20,000 people had fled escalating violence in Sudan to seek safety in Chad, many of whom.
International
Leaks Suggest US Spied On UN Chief
THE US believes the UN Secretary General is too willing to accommodate Russian interests, according to fresh revelations in classified documents leaked online..
News
Defence HQ Calls For Calm Amid Viral Video Of UN Military Trucks In Edo
THE Defence Headquarters has called for calm over viral social media video clips of the presence of some United Nations Peacekeeping fighting vehicles.
Africa
Tonnes Of Uranium Gone Missing From Libya – UN
TWO and a half tonnes of uranium have gone missing from a site in Libya, the UN’s nuclear watchdog has said. The International.
International
UN Seeks $400m For Syria Quake Victims
THE United Nations launched an appeal for $397 million on Tuesday to help earthquake victims in Syria, where the disaster has killed thousands.
International
Earthquake: First Aid Convoy Reaches Syria As Death Toll Nears 20,000
UNITED Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has confirmed that the first UN relief convoy has arrived in north-western Syria, but added that much.
Africa
Anti-UN Protest Death Toll Rises In DR Congo
THE authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say the number of people killed during the latest protest against UN peacekeepers has risen.
Africa
UN Condemns Killing Of South Sudan Aid Workers
THE UN has condemned the killing of three aid workers in two separate attacks in South Sudan. The killings are “completely unacceptable and.