UN at 73: Ghana celebrates Kofi Annan
Ghana commemorates this Wednesday October 24, 2018 the 73rd Anniversary of the founding of the United Nations with a focus on the life and achievements […]
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Darfur: Inter-communal tensions still high despite improved security, UNAMID Head
While security has improved in Darfur, inter-communal tensions in the conflict-plagued region of Sudan are still high, with clashes over land and livestock, the head […]
Violence will not deter Somali people in their pursuit of peace, says UN chief
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the twin suicide attacks that hit Saturday Baidoa, southwestern Somalia, and reiterated the Organization’s support and […]
Somalia: 200,000 bags of charcoal smuggled out to Iraq – VOA
Over 200,000 bags of Somali charcoal arrived in the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr, a Somali official at the United Nations told the VOA on […]
Rapper Akon eyes solar investment program for Sierra Leone
Popular African-American Singer, record producer and philanthropist, Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam has promised to provide 5,000 solar street lights and 2,500 traffic lights to […]
UN Office, Moroccan Agency to foster South-South Cooperation
The Moroccan Agency of International Cooperation (AMCI) and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote […]
Liberians protest to demand return of lost millions
Thousands of protesting Liberians, on Monday, carried petitions to present to embassies of the United States, the EU and the United Nations in Monrovia to […]
South Sudanese government must bring soldiers under control
A “lack of command and control” on the part of South Sudan’s government, just days after signing a new peace agreement to end years of […]
Mali: German peacekeepers clean explosive devices from the “road of death”
German peacekeepers from MINUSMA, the United Nations Mission in Mali have embarked on a mission to patrol the “road of death”, searching for clues of […]
UN marks 100 years since Mandela’s birth with a vow to continue struggle for equality
Taking stock of his “vast” legacy for mankind, the United Nations marks 100 years since the birth of the late anti-Apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela, this […]