Rwandan Valentine Rugwabiza takes over as head of Minusca in Bangui
Appointed on February 23 by Antonio Guterres, Valentine Rugwabiza has just arrived in Bangui. She replaced Mankeur Ndiaye after three particularly turbulent years at the […]
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Sudan: Hundreds of tons of food looted from WFP in Darfur
A new illustration of the outbreak of violence in Darfur, Sudan: an armed group attacked a World Food Program warehouse on Tuesday evening, December 28. […]
Jan Kubis, UN envoy for Libya, resigns
With one month to go before the elections in Libya, the UN representative, Jan Kubis, has just announced his resignation. The Slovak diplomat had only […]
Moroccan Sahara: King Mohammed VI Reaffirms Morocco’s Adherence to UN-Led Political Settlement
King Mohammed VI on Saturday reaffirmed Morocco’s adherence to a political settlement, under the aegis of the United Nations, to the issue of the Moroccan […]
State of emergency in Ethiopia as Tigray rebels advance towards capital
The Ethiopian government declared a nationwide state of emergency on Tuesday and ordered residents of Addis Ababa to prepare to defend their neighbourhoods, stoking fears […]
Morocco supports designation of de Mistura as U.N. Personal Envoy for Sahara
Morocco welcomed the nomination of Staffan de Mistura as Western Sahara Special Envoy. De Mistura’s appointment is set to be announced in the coming hours, […]
Burundi: The UN Security Council decided to remove the country from its political agenda
In a decision adopted on Friday 4 December, the UN Security Council decided to remove Burundi from its political agenda. A decision that comes shortly […]
UN chief warns Polisario against provocations in Morocco-Mauritania border crossing
Some 50 Polisario members have once again disrupted the flow of commercial traffic between Morocco and Mauritania in the border crossing of Guergarat triggering a […]
Mali: President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigns, International Community reacts
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced on Tuesday night his resignation and the dissolution of Parliament following his arrest earlier in the day by mutinous […]
Guterres: Security Council’s African alliances ‘needed and appreciated more than ever’
The Security Council’s strong engagement with its Member States, partner organizations and institutions in conflict prevention efforts on the African continent is needed “more than […]