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 […]
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South Sudan’s Civil War Restarts, Riek Machar Attacked
Violence erupted again in South Sudan’s capital on Monday a day after the UN Security Council urged President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar to […]
Political Solution of Sahara Issue to Contribute to Stability, Security in Sahel Region
The UN Security Council on Friday underlined that the implementation of a political solution to the artificial dispute over the Moroccan Sahara and enhanced cooperation […]
UN Lifts Arms Embargo on Côte d’Ivoire
The UN Security Council on Thursday lifted a 12-year-old arms embargo, travel and financial sanctions against Côte d’Ivoire, citing the country’s “remarkable progress towards lasting […]
Libya’s National Oil Corporation Backs New Unity Gov’t
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Sunday said it is going to work with the UN-backed unity government that arrived in Tripoli last week. According […]
Joint raids on Boko Haram to begin after rainy season, UN official
An 8,700-strong regional task force, headquartered in Chad’s capital N’Djamena with troops from Chad, Niger, Benin, Nigeria and Cameroon, is set to begin raids on […]
“South Africa must provide written reasons to explain failure to arrest al-Bashir”- ICC
The International Criminal Court told South Africa’s government to explain why it failed to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir when he attended an African Union […]
Iran : Extension of nuclear talks conditional, President Rouhani
The nuclear talks between Iran and the permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany will miss its July 20 deadline due to unresolved […]