DRC, Liberia among five new non-permanent UN Security Council members
The United Nations Security Council has welcomed Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Latvia and Liberia as its five ...
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Israel defends Somaliland move at UN amid concerns over Gaza motives
Israel has defended its formal recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, but several countries at the United Nations questioned whether the ...
Tanzania urges citizens to stay home ahead of expected independence day protests
Tanzania’s prime minister urged people to stay at home on Tuesday, when activists have called for protests against the violent ...
Uganda to borrow $400 mln for agriculture, transport projects, finance ministry says
Uganda plans to borrow $400 million from several lenders including Africa Development Bank (AfDB) and a United Nations fund to ...
Burundi calls on United Nations to recognize 1972 genocide against Hutus
Burundi is urging the United Nations to officially recognize the mass killings of Hutus in 1972–1973 as a genocide, over ...
DRC and Liberia elected to serve 2-year term on UN Security Council
A total of 188 United Nations Member States voted to elect Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, ...
U.N. experts urge probe of reported executions, disappearances in Mali
United Nations experts on Wednesday called on Mali to investigate reports of summary executions and enforced disappearances after several dozen ...
UN appeals for funds to help contain Uganda Ebola outbreak
The United Nations has launched an emergency appeal to raise $11.2 million to help fund Uganda's response to an Ebola ...
Ghana’s Kofi Annan (1938-2018), One of the Most Recognized Diplomats in Modern History
Kofi Atta Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the United Nations' seventh Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006, guiding ...
Heavy gunfire erupts in South Sudan capital of Juba
Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba on Thursday evening after security forces moved to arrest the former head ...
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