African headlines
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Niger: IOM calls for humanitarian corridor to help stranded migrants
The UN migration agency (IOM) called on Friday for the setting up…
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Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: Experts
UN rights experts called on States in the global North on Thursday to…
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Coups only make crises worse: Guterres
Highlighting the “succession of military coups” unfolding across Africa, UN Secretary-General António…
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UN chief ‘firmly condemns’ Gabon coup, notes reports of election abuses
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday firmly condemned the on-going coup attempt in…
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‘Not the time to forget’ Central African Republic
Attacks by armed groups against security forces in the Central African Republic…
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Niger spiralling into ‘protection crisis’ following takeover: UNHCR
The political crisis in Niger has created uncertainty for scores of vulnerable…
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Sudan: ‘Civilians need life-saving assistance now,’ says UN relief chief
Amid the deepening crisis driven by warring militaries in Sudan, the UN…
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Mali: ‘MINUSMA is leaving, but the UN is staying’, Mission chief says
While its peacekeeping operation in Mali, MINUSMA draws to a close by…
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Guterres calls for peaceful resolution of election disputes in Zimbabwe
Citizens went to the polls on Wednesday but voting had to be…
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Sudan: ‘lost generation’ of children amid war, hunger, disease: UN humanitarians
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Friday that the spread of…
