Countries UN challenges Guinea junta on rights Conakry – The United Nations has warned Guinea’s ruling junta about respect for human rights after it cracked down on... Read more 23 Aug, 2022
Countries UN chief calls for accountability by Mali, military ‘partners’ United Nations – The UN secretary-general has called for Mali and its “bilateral partners” to respect their international obligations as... Read more 30 Jun, 2022
Countries Eight UN peacekeepers wounded in Mali blast Bamako – Eight UN peacekeepers were wounded on Thursday in a mine explosion in Mali’s jihadist-wracked Timbuktu region, the... Read more 24 Jun, 2022
World Lebanon votes in first election since crisis Beirut – Lebanon voted Sunday in its first election since multiple crises dragged it to the brink of failed... Read more 15 May, 2022
Countries Guinea announces three-year transition to civilian rule Conakry – Guinea’s legislative body on Wednesday announced there would be a three-year transition period before civilian rule is... Read more 12 May, 2022
Countries UN chief sees African force for Mali with stronger mandate Bamako – United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Mali could collapse if a UN peacekeeping mission withdrew, but suggested... Read more 6 May, 2022
Countries Libya’s rival government meets for first time Tripoli – Libya’s rival government selected by parliament in the east met for the first time on Thursday, challenging a... Read more 22 Apr, 2022
Countries UN peacekeeper killed in northeast DRC Bunia – A UN peacekeeper was killed on Tuesday during an operation in the northeastern region of Ituri in the... Read more 6 Apr, 2022
Countries Sudan’s Burhan threatens to expel UN mission head Khartoum – Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan threatened on Friday to expel UN special representative Volker Perthes over... Read more 3 Apr, 2022
Countries Eight UN peacekeepers killed as helicopter crashes in DRC Goma – Eight UN peacekeepers six Pakistanis, a Russian and a Serb were killed on Tuesday when a Puma... Read more 30 Mar, 2022