News Rebels kill 16 civilians in DRC, local sources say Beni – Suspected Islamist rebel forces killed at least 16 civilians overnight at three villages in the restive east of... Read more 21 Oct, 2021
News Polisario urges UN guarantees for Western Sahara referendum Algiers – The Polisario Front urged the Security Council on Saturday to clarify the mission of the new UN envoy... Read more 17 Oct, 2021
Countries Severe child malnutrition increasing in Tigray, says UN Addis Ababa – The number of young children admitted to hospital suffering from severe malnutrition in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region... Read more 15 Oct, 2021
Countries UN recalls Ethiopia migration head over Tigray war remarks Addis Ababa – The United Nation’s migration agency has put its Ethiopia chief on administrative leave, citing “unauthorised interviews”... Read more 12 Oct, 2021
Countries Kenya rejects UN court jurisdiction ahead of Somalia border ruling Nairobi – Kenya said on Friday it rejected the jurisdiction of the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ), ahead... Read more 8 Oct, 2021
World Unequal Covid-19 jabs roll-out immoral, stupid, says UN chief Geneva – The UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday branded rich nations’ vaccine hogging as immoral and stupid, saying... Read more 8 Oct, 2021
Countries Medical supply shortages fuel deaths in Tigray, UN says Addis Ababa – Medical supply shortages are having fatal consequences in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region, with patients succumbing to... Read more 8 Oct, 2021
News Senegal’s old capital on the frontline against rising sea Saint-Louis – In the northern Senegalese city of Saint-Louis, excavators are ripping up the beach to lay giant blocks... Read more 4 Oct, 2021
News Libya raid against migrants kills one, wounds 15, says UN Tripoli – Sweeping raids in Libya targeting mostly irregular migrants left at least one person dead, 15 wounded and 4... Read more 3 Oct, 2021
Countries UN reports ‘unprecedented’ malnutrition in Tigray Addis Ababa – The UN warned of “unprecedented” malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region,... Read more 2 Oct, 2021