African headlines
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Little progress on disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan
Jean-Pierre Lacroix briefed ambassadors on recent developments concerning the oil-rich border area,…
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UN salutes new Libya ceasefire agreement that points to ‘a better, safer, and more peaceful future’
“I would like to salute you, because what you have accomplished here…
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UN shocked and outraged over horrific attack on school in Cameroon
On 24 October, a group of armed men attacked Mother Francisca International…
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Libya ceasefire: UN relaunches inclusive political forum, amid growing ‘sense of hope’
The first meeting of the Forum – to be convened virtually –…
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Côte d’Ivoire: Conduct election in ‘a peaceful manner’ – UN chief
The people of Côte d’Ivoire head to the polls tomorrow for an…
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Tanzania: UN chief calls for safe, peaceful voting process
In a statement from his spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres urged political leaders and…
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Standing up for vulnerable South Sudanese: UN woman police officer of the year
Ms. Malambo, who is Zambian, and spent 24 years with her country’s…
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2020’s deadliest shipwreck so far, sees 140 migrants perish off Senegalese coast
This latest tragedy follows four shipwrecks recorded in the Central Mediterranean last…
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Kenya relief bid begins to avert ‘hunger crisis’ among poor workers hit by COVID
“COVID-19 has caused untold suffering especially to families living in the poor…
