Africa
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Security Council hears of fading election prospects in Libya
The path to long-awaited elections in Libya is paved with complications but they can be overcome, the UN Special Representative…
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Security Council renews DR Congo peacekeeping mission amid renewed M23 offensives in the east
The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously extended the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of…
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South Sudan: UN condemns killing of staff member in Wau, calls for swift investigation
The United Nations on Friday condemned the killing of a civilian staff member serving with its peacekeeping mission in South…
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Sudan war: Kordofan’s El-Obeid ‘one or two steps’ away from being attacked
As fighting escalates in Sudan, “people are scared, people are fleeing their homes”, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on…
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Sudan war: World urged not to ignore ‘gruesome sexual violence’
Harrowing new details emerged on Thursday in a UN report detailing targeted sexual violence and summary executions in Sudan’s North…
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Eastern DR Congo fighting kills scores, cuts food aid and drives mass displacement
Intensifying fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than 70 civilian lives, displaced over 200,000…
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‘All we want for Sudan is peace’ say children fleeing violence
Nahed was visiting Sudan’s capital Khartoum with her family to celebrate Eid, a major Islamic holiday, when the war broke…
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Sudan: UN chief condemns deadly strikes on children’s nursery, hospital
As Sudan’s civil war intensified on Monday, top UN officials condemned the killing of dozens of children in drone strikes…
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UN hails DR Congo-Rwanda peace deal amid ongoing hostilities in the east
The United Nations on Friday welcomed a newly signed peace accord between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda…
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Mozambique’s displaced facing massive needs as attacks intensify
The ongoing emergency in northern Mozambique continues to worsen as prolonged attacks by non-state armed groups in Nampula trigger one…
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