COP 26 / Morocco: King Mohammed VI Sends Speech to 26th UN Climate Change Conference
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has sent a speech to participants in the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), which opened on Monday in […]
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Different international reactions to Sudan’s military coup
International organizations including the United Nations and the Arab League, as well as Western countries, have expressed disapproval of the Monday October 25 coup against […]
Kenya rejects ICJ jurisdiction in its border dispute with Somalia
Kenya has announced that it will not recognize the jurisdiction of the UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) ahead of a decision expected Tuesday on […]
UN Human Rights Office to open country office in Burkina Faso
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights will open an office in Burkina Faso, to contribute to the promotion of human […]
Mohamed Béavogui, former senior UN official, appointed Prime Minister of Guinea
Guinea’s new transitional president, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, who came to power in a September 5 coup, appointed veteran development worker Mohamed Béavogui as transitional Prime […]
Guinea: ECOWAS sanctions the junta and demands a six-month transition
The extraordinary summit of ECOWAS ended Thursday evening, September 16, with a series of measures against Guinea. It is a message of firmness that the […]
Sudan to surrender former President Omar al-Bashir to the ICC
Sudan will hand over former autocrat Omar al-Bashir and two other leaders to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which has been seeking them for more […]
Cooperation: 300 Rwandan peacekeepers deployed in Central African Republic
The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (UNMISCA) received on Tuesday the reinforcement of 300 Rwandan peacekeepers to secure the vital supply route […]
Ethiopia: UN condemns “dangerous” accusations of bias against aid workers in Tigray
The United Nations on Tuesday condemned the Ethiopian government’s “dangerous” accusations of bias against aid workers in Tigray, a war-torn region where food aid is […]
Tanzania’s Chadema party says leader Freeman Mbowe arrested
The chairman of Tanzania’s main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, was arrested along with 10 other party members in the northwestern city of Mwanza where they […]