Burundian Rebels Detained in DRC Face Extradition
About 150 suspected Burundian rebels, who have been detained in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), face imminent extradition, according to reports. Accused of attempting […]
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French Aid Worker Abducted by Armed Men in Mali
Sophie Pétronin, the head of a children’s humanitarian group was kidnapped on Christmas eve by armed men in Gao, northern Mali. A local radio station […]
Egypt Holds Back Resolution Targeting Israel at the UN
Egypt delayed the tabling of a draft resolution, demanding an end to illegal constructions of Israeli settlements on Palestinian lands, for voting by the UN […]
CAR: New Armed Group Emerges as Threat – HRW
An armed group known as “Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation”, or 3R has emerged in the Central African Republic , killing at least 50 civilians and displacing […]
Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed Appointed Deputy UN SG
Nigeria’s Environment Minister, Amina Mohammed, was appointed on Thursday by the New United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his Deputy Secretary-General (DSG). Guterres made the […]
U.S. Sanctions DR Congo Top Officials
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Tuesday, imposed sanctions on Democratic Republic of Congo’s Evariste Boshab and Kalev Mutondo, accusing them of […]
UN: Spain sidelines Western Sahara issue as it chairs UN Security Council December meeting
Spain has dealt a blow to Algiers-backed Front Polisario as it crossed the Western Sahara issue off its agenda as chair of the UN Security […]
South Sudan: Kiir rejects amnesty for ‘violent’ Machar
South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir on Sunday said denouncing violence is the only way exiled vice-president and rebel leader Riek Machar will be granted amnesty. […]
COP22: Gabon, Equatorial Guinea ink deal resolving border dispute
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea officials on the margins of COP22 in Marrakech on Wednesday, agreed on a compromise aimed at submitting to the International Court […]
Africa Action Summit, a Milestone in Addressing Climate Change
The Africa Action Summit was held on November 16 in Marrakech with the participation of several African Heads of state and government and was wrapped […]