UN Confirms Over 120 Deaths as Floods Devastate Niger
More than 120 people have lost their lives in severe flooding across Niger this year, according to the United Nations. Speaking at a briefing on […]
Farhan Haq
UN Mission spokesperson expelled from Mali
The Malian authorities ordered on Wednesday 20 July the expulsion of the spokesman of the UN Mission in Mali (Minusma), blaming him for “unacceptable information” […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed admits implication of the Eritrean army in Tigrayan battle
Tigray province has been at war since early November. More than three million people are in need of assistance and are victims of serious human […]
Burundi seeks successor of UN envoy Jamal Benomar
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza on Monday asked the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to appoint a new envoy after the government rejected Moroccan diplomat […]
Machar Flees South Sudan to ‘Safe’ DRC
The former rebel leader and former South-Sudanese First Vice President, Riek Machar, has left South Soudan to the Democratic Republic of Congo, a statement from […]
Sudan starts releasing blocked shipment to int’l peacekeepers
Sudanese government has begun releasing food rations and other supplies for international peacekeepers in Darfur region; one week after it has seized 190 cargo containers […]
Libya : UN calls for elections and national dialogue
The United Nations has reminded Libyan officials that it is keeping an eye on the developments going on in the country. UN spokesman, Farhan Haq […]