Protester killed as UN rights expert visits Sudan, medics say
Khartoum – A protester was shot dead in the Sudanese capital on Friday, medics said, as UN human rights expert... Read more
4 Jun, 2022
Chad declares ‘food emergency’, urges international help
N’Djamena – Chad on Thursday declared a “food emergency” in the impoverished landlocked country, urging the international community to... Read more
3 Jun, 2022
Attacks on NGOs halting vital aid work in Central African Republic, UN says
Bangui – The United Nations on Wednesday said a surge of attacks on humanitarian organisations in the Central African... Read more
2 Jun, 2022
UN peacekeeper killed in Mali ‘terrorist’ attack
Bamako – A UN peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded on Wednesday in a “terrorist attack” on their... Read more
2 Jun, 2022
Guinea junta rejects UN call to end ban on protests
Conakry – Guinea’s ruling junta has rejected a UN call to lift a ban on political demonstrations, insisting protests... Read more
1 Jun, 2022
‘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
