Egypt replants mangrove ‘treasure’ to fight climate change impacts
Hamata – On Egypt’s Red Sea coast, fish swim among thousands of newly planted mangroves, part of a programme to... Read more
8 Oct, 2022
UN watchdog sounds alarm over suicides in Africa
Brazzaville – Africa needs to combat a suicide rate that is the highest in the world yet remains widely... Read more
7 Oct, 2022
Month before COP27, host Egypt faces heat over rights, climate action
Cairo – A month before Egypt hosts the UN climate change conference, Cairo is finalising the list of world... Read more
6 Oct, 2022
Yemen government ‘determined’ to renew truce with Huthis: FM
Rabat – Yemen’s government wants to renew a ceasefire with Huthi rebels and will not escalate the conflict, its... Read more
6 Oct, 2022
Torture rampant in DRC conflict zones, says UN
Kinshasa – Torture and degrading treatment is widespread and practiced with impunity in DR Congo’s conflict zones, the United... Read more
6 Oct, 2022
UN peacekeeper killed in eastern DRC
Bukavu – A United Nations peacekeeper has been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN said on... Read more
2 Oct, 2022
UN urges action as mental health takes heavy toll on workers
Geneva – Far more must be done to safeguard mental health on the job, the United Nations said on... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
Somalia facing ‘very alarming’ situation, says UN
Abuja – Somalia is facing a “very alarming” situation after more than four years of drought have devastated livestock... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
Thousands of Congolese refugees returned home this year, says UN
Johannesburg – The United Nations said on Tuesday almost 6 000 Congolese refugees who fled to Zambia in 2017... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
UN agency says truck hit, driver hurt in Ethiopia air strike
Nairobi – Debris from a drone strike in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region damaged a truck carrying aid belonging to... Read more
27 Sep, 2022
