Countries Mali demands emergency UN meeting over French ‘aggression’ Bamako – Mali has requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting to stop what it calls French “acts of... Read more 18 Aug, 2022
News UN ship with grain for Africa sets off from Ukraine, says ministry Kyiv – A UN-chartered vessel laden with grain set off from Ukraine for Africa on Tuesday following a deal... Read more 16 Aug, 2022
Countries UN peacekeeping rotations to resume in Mali from Monday Bamako – The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, is to resume contingent rotations from Monday under fresh approval... Read more 14 Aug, 2022
Central African Republic UN expert urges Central African Republic rebels to put down weapons Bangui – A United Nations human rights expert on Friday urged rebels in the war-torn Central African Republic to... Read more 6 Aug, 2022
Countries Rwanda attacked DRC troops, backed rebels, experts for UN say Goma – Rwandan troops have attacked soldiers inside the Democratic Republic of Congo and aided the M23 rebel group,... Read more 4 Aug, 2022
Countries DRC fires warning shots to disperse anti-UN protesters Beni – Soldiers fired warning shots to disperse protesters approaching a UN peacekeepers’ base in eastern Democratic Republic of... Read more 2 Aug, 2022
Countries UN force admits deadly shooting at DRC border post Beni – The UN chief Antonio Guterres said he was “outraged” after two people were killed and several others... Read more 1 Aug, 2022
Countries The UN is under attack in eastern Congo. But DRC elites are also to blame for the violence Delphin R. Ntanyoma, International Institute of Social Studies Demonstrators in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of... Read more 29 Jul, 2022
Countries DRC tightens security in east after anti-UN unrest Beni – Soldiers and police officers were deployed across the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo towns on Wednesday after... Read more 28 Jul, 2022
Countries Mali ‘not at war’ with UN, says foreign minister Bamako – Mali’s foreign minister on Tuesday said his country was “not at war” with the United Nations as... Read more 27 Jul, 2022