African headlines
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Mali: UN chief says ‘complex attack’ against blue helmets may constitute war crime
An assault on Thursday by unidentified armed elements on a temporary operating…
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Mali: Around 20 UN peacekeepers injured in major attack on MINUSMA base
In a statement, MINUSMA said that the ‘blue helmets’ under fire were able…
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Libya: Security Council urges interim leadership to prepare for December polls
Last week, the 74-members of the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF)…
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FROM THE FIELD: Teaching Chad’s scientists of the future
A pilot study in the city of Bol in Chad, which has…
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Ethiopia: Government approves ‘first step’ towards Tigray emergency assistance
“This clearance is a first step towards ensuring that aid workers in…
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Rapid scale up crucial to meet humanitarian needs in Ethiopia’s Tigray: Joint UN-Government mission
Since the onset of the crisis, almost 1.7 million people of the…
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Paraguay: UN rights chief calls for ‘prompt, independent’ probe into girl deaths and disappearance
According to Marta Hurtado, spokesperson for the High Commissioner for Human Rights…
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Libya: ‘Historic moment’ as UN-led forum selects new interim leadership
The winning slate at talks in Geneva, saw Mohammad Younes Menfi, selected President…
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Dispatch of millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa expected to start in February: WHO
Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, highlighted that the deployment is…
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Warlord found guilty of crimes against humanity in northern Uganda – ICC
The Court based in The Hague, Netherlands, found that Dominic Ongwen was…
