African headlines
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Security Council agrees to terminate UN mission in Sudan
The Security Council on Friday decided to terminate the mandate of the…
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Needs rise as flooding spreads in Somalia
Deadly torrential rains and floods have affected more than two million people…
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Somali-born champion of refugee education wins top UNHCR award
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced today that Abdullahi Mire –…
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UN and African Union sign new human rights agreement
The United Nations and the African Union have reinforced their partnership following…
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Fighting gender-based violence door-to-door with support of Ugandan men
A Ugandan man, who is employed as a village health worker, has…
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Ugandan woman advocates for her rights after ‘life of pain’
A Ugandan woman who has a physical disability is learning how to…
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Clashes in eastern DR Congo displace 450,000 in six weeks
Humanitarians are urgently scaling up aid in the eastern Democratic Republic of…
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Funding shortfall puts WFP operations in Chad at risk
Funding constraints and rising humanitarian needs could force the World Food Programme…
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‘Six days of terror’ in West Darfur: Ethnically-based attacks on the rise
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has voiced alarm over reports of…
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Displaced families uprooted by severe floods across Horn of Africa
Severe floods in the Horn of Africa have affected tens of thousands…
