Antonio Guterres said that "women's rights are being abused, threatened and violated around the world" and that "the progress made for decades is disappearing before our eyes"
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"Believe it or not, the mood has been positive throughout. It's not happy and joking and smiling when you're losing, of course not. But at the same time, there's been a support for each other and a good spirit and a good atmosphere.
Fighting had resumed on Monday morning between the army and the M23 on the northern and southern fronts in the province of North Kivu, leaving several civilians dead and injured according to hospital and humanitarian sources.
South Africa's economic activity as measured by GDP growth fell 1.3% in the last quarter of 2022, dropping below its pre-pandemic level due to record power cuts, official figures showed Tuesday.
The United Nations' monitoring station on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion warned that Freddy will "gradually intensify to the stage of a tropical cyclone or even an intense tropical cyclone" over the Mozambique Channel before making landfall overnig...
A joint French-Cameroonian commission started Friday (Mar. 3rd) work on delving into France's role in the nation's bloody colonial past and post-independence years. The composition of the team has stirred controversy.
"The most beautiful stars are those of our customers actually, and I mean that. This one is a reward, a f***ing reward, a fucking reward, and it's really nice. I don't think I know what it means yet, but I'm especially happy for my employees because mo...
Burkina Faso's army rulers have stepped up offensives against militants who have prompted a humanitarian crisis in the country. In recent months, authorities have mobilized thousands of vigilante fighters to supplement regular forces and to help protec...
The number of pregnant and breastfeeding adolescent girls and women suffering from acute malnutrition has soared from 5.5 million to 6.9 million. Most vulnerable mothers and babies live in Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, ...
In a long-awaited Cabinet reshuffle late Monday (Mar. 6), South Africa's leader unveiled a new government of 11 ministers and 11 deputy ministers. President Ramaphosa hopes that Electricity Minister Kgosientso Ramokgopa will help curb corruption and mi...
