African headlines
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Funding for African Union Somalia mission critical to security: UN political chief
The UN political affairs chief has underlined the critical need to ensure…
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Young poets lend their talents to promote peace, marking the 75th anniversary of UN peacekeeping
“Across identities and differences… over countries and continents… it is not hard…
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Sudan holds massive political ‘workshops’, embarks on new transition phase, Security Council hears
The parties to a watershed political agreement in Sudan – signed in…
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South Sudan: Humanitarians call for justice after latest deadly attack
Humanitarians have strongly condemned the latest deadly assault on aid workers in…
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UN ramps up aid as millions affected in cyclone Freddy’s wake
UN agencies on Monday were scrambling to reach millions affected by the…
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190 million children at risk from water-related crises: UNICEF
A new analysis from the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, shows that some…
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First Person: Starting from zero – Gambian returning migrant counts cost of attempted Europe crossing
Amadou Jobe, like many other Gambians before him, embarked on a perilous…
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Burundi announces first polio outbreak in more than 30 years
Health authorities in Burundi on Friday said that they had detected eight…
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Central Sahel: Lives of 10 million children on the line as conflict rages
Children are increasingly caught up in armed conflict in the climate-affected, food…
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South Sudan: Violence against civilians ticks up despite fall in attacks overall
Violence against civilians in South Sudan rose by two per cent during…
