Three UN peacekeepers killed in Mali blast
Dakar – Three Senegalese UN peacekeepers were killed on Tuesday when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in jihadist-torn... Read more
22 Feb, 2023
At least 73 migrants ‘presumed dead’ after shipwreck off Libya
Tripoli – Dozens of migrants are thought to have died after their boat sunk off the coast of Libya,... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Ethiopia warns UN-backed probe could ‘undermine’ peace process
Nairobi – Ethiopia warned on Wednesday that efforts by UN-backed investigators to probe abuses committed during the war in... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
UN rights chief decries ‘deepening’ Tunisia crackdown
Geneva – The UN rights chief on Tuesday expressed alarm over a deepening crackdown in Tunisia, as Tunisian police... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
Haitian schools becoming targets of violence: UNICEF
United Nations – Schools in Haiti, previously considered safe havens from the Caribbean nation’s turmoil, have become increasingly targeted... Read more
10 Feb, 2023
Uganda says will not renew mandate for UN rights office
Kampala – Uganda said on Wednesday it would not renew its mandate for the UN’s rights office, a move... Read more
9 Feb, 2023
Angela Merkel receives UNESCO peace prize for welcoming refugees
Yamoussoukro – Germany’s former chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday received a prestigious UN award for opening her country to... Read more
9 Feb, 2023
Three protesters killed in attack on UN convoy in DRC
Goma – At least three demonstrators were killed on Tuesday in an attack on a UN convoy in eastern... Read more
9 Feb, 2023
At least 20 killed in second day of Somaliland clashes
Mogadishu – Heavy fighting in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland continued into a second day on Tuesday, leaving at... Read more
8 Feb, 2023
Jobs, not doctrine, the lure for Africa’s jihadists, says UN
Geneva – Poverty and the prospect of better-paid work, rather than ideology, are what fuel recruitment to jihadist and... Read more
8 Feb, 2023
