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DR Congo calls for swift withdrawal of UN peacekeepers/in /by
In 2020, the Security Council approved a plan for a phased withdrawal in DR Congo, setting parameters for transferring the responsibilities of UN troops to Congolese forces.
‘Truly unbearable’: Timbuktu suffocates under jihadist blockade/in /by
Inhabitants of Timbuktu describe the "truly unbearable" situation of being almost completely cut off from the world for several weeks due to a jihadist blockade
Niger: Bazoum wants regional court to reinstate him as President/in /by
Deposed Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum has petitioned West Africa's regional court seeking his release from detention and the restoration of his rule
Sudan: UN calls for more humanitarian aid/in /by
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), millions of people - particularly in Khartoum, Darfur and Kordofan - have no access to food, water, shelter, electricity, education or health care
UNESCO puts Rwanda genocide memorials on World Heritage list/in /by
Four memorials to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda of more than 800,000 people, mainly Tutsi, were added to UNESCO's World Heritage list on Wednesday, the UN cultural body said.
UN: Kagame looks to help refugees/in /by
Kagame denounced the injustice that conflicts inflict on innocent people, taking as an example the migration crisis that drives refugees to undertake dangerous journeys every year in search of a better future
Congolese journalists call for the release of colleague Stanis Bujakera/in /by
Journalists in the Democratic Republic of Congo have demanded the unconditional release of their imprisoned colleague, Stanis Bujakera.
Nigerian president says there should be equal partnerships with Africa/in /by
In his first ever speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu spoke about the need for equal and mutually beneficial partnerships with Africa.
A survivor of the Westgate Mall siege says speaking about it has helped her heal/in /by
On the tenth anniversary of the Westgate Mall siege in the Kenyan capital, one survivor says talking about the ordeal has helped her heal.
Rwanda: four genocide memorials become world heritage sites/in /by
Four memorials commemorating the Tutsi genocide in Rwanda, during which at least 800,000 people were exterminated, became UNESCO world heritage sites on Wednesday, the UN organization announced.