African headlines
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Ethiopian Government and UN strike deal for ‘unimpeded’ humanitarian access in Tigray
Confirming details of the deal at UN Headquarters in New York, Spokesperson Stéphane…
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Foreign fighters a ‘serious crisis’ in Libya, UN mission chief tells high stakes political forum
Seventy-five people from across the social and political spectrum of Libyan society…
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Mali: COVID-19 and conflict lead to rise in child trafficking
Some 230 cases of child recruitment were reported during the first half…
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Growing potatoes in the air: agricultural innovation in Rwanda
Agnes Kalibata, the former Rwandan Minister for Agriculture, has been tasked with…
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UN refugee agency appeals for $147 million to support thousands of Ethiopians fleeing to Sudan
More than 43,000 people have fled across the border to escape fighting…
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Rising hunger in drought-stricken southern Madagascar forcing families to eat insects: WFP
The figure is three times the number projected mid-year, with women and…
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UN rights experts condemn retaliatory arrests of activists in Egypt
The human rights activists, from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR),…
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FROM THE FIELD: Girl child soldier shunned at home in Uganda
Eunice’s parents were killed in the years long conflict in the north…
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Desert Locust resurgence worries in Horn of Africa, reports UN agency
Although some of the swarmlets that reached Kenya may have already laid…
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Somalia at a crossroad, UN envoy urges ‘deepened’ political consensus
Although the agreed model of voting “regrettably fell short” of the constitutional…
