‘Exponential rise’ in abuses linked to Mali army, UN report says
Dakar – Civilian deaths and rights abuses attributable to the Malian armed forces surged in the first quarter of... Read more
31 May, 2022
OPINION | UN peacekeeping in Africa is working better than you might think
Lise M. Howard, Georgetown University Media headlines often make it seem as if peacekeeping is not going well; they... Read more
30 May, 2022
Niger violence sparks new wave of displacement, UN says
Niamey – An uptick in suspected jihadist attacks in western Niger has since January forced more and more people... Read more
25 May, 2022
UN accuses DRC militia of attack on peacekeepers
Goma – A top UN official on Sunday accused the M23 militia force active in the Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more
23 May, 2022
Hundreds of aid trucks reach Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray
Nairobi – More than 300 aid trucks arrived in Tigray from May 10-16, the highest number to reach the impoverished... Read more
21 May, 2022
UN envoy calls for ‘readjustment’ of Central African Republic peacekeeping force
Bangui – The new United Nations envoy to the Central African Republic on Wednesday called for the “readjustment” of... Read more
19 May, 2022
Zimbabwe denies sheltering Rwandan genocide fugitive Protais Mpiranya
Harare – Zimbabwe denied on Sunday that it harboured “most wanted” Rwandan genocide-accused fugitive Protais Mpiranya, after the United Nations... Read more
15 May, 2022
UN envoy says slavery persists in Mauritania despite govt efforts
Nouakchott – Mauritania has made progress in battling slavery but still has its work cut out to abolish the... Read more
14 May, 2022
Death of Rwanda genocide fugitive ‘loss to justice’, survivors say
Kigali – The death of the last major fugitive wanted for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide was a... Read more
13 May, 2022
UN talks to tackle degraded land ’emergency’ begin
Abidjan – The UN talks to tackle desertification and land degradation that have devastated large swathes of Africa began... Read more
10 May, 2022
