Joy, scepticism across west Africa after UN vote on slave trade
Accra – Ghanaians in the streets of the capital Accra were full of pride – and already looking toward... Read more
27 Mar
School strike ‘calculated’ assault by US: Iran foreign minister
Geneva – The deadly bombing of an Iranian school on the first day of the Middle East war was... Read more
27 Mar
9 migrants dead, 45 missing in shipwreck off Djibouti: UN
Addis Ababa – Nine migrants were killed and 45 were missing after a boat sank off the coast of... Read more
26 Mar
‘Deadliest year ever’ for Red Sea migrants with 922 deaths: UN
Addis Ababa – The number of migrants who died on the “Eastern Route” from the Horn of Africa to... Read more
25 Mar
UN says dozens of civilians killed in north of South Sudan
Nairobi – Dozens of civilians were killed in violence in the northern part of South Sudan in the past... Read more
2 Mar
UN chief renews push for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Sudan
Addis Ababa – The United Nations is “fully committed” to piling on pressure for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan,... Read more
16 Feb
UN seeks ‘security guarantees’ to monitor DRC ceasefire
Kinshasa – The UN on Tuesday sought “security guarantees” from warring parties in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to... Read more
11 Feb
Famine spreading in Sudan’s Darfur, UN-backed experts warn
Port Sudan – Famine is spreading in Sudan’s western Darfur region, UN-backed experts warned on Thursday, as a grinding... Read more
6 Feb
UN warns of ‘life-threatening’ food crisis in Malawi refugee camp
Dowa – Nearly 60,000 people could face “life-threatening” hunger in Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp as funding for food aid is... Read more
5 Feb
UN Palestinian refugee agency says demolished HQ set on fire
Jerusalem – The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday that its partially demolished headquarters in east Jerusalem... Read more
26 Jan
