The selection of the next UN Secretary-General (UNSG) will be a pivotal moment in global efforts to resist authoritarianism and work together to address shared problems. Where do UN Member States stand on appointing a feminist woman to this role?

The M23 armed group is advancing on strategic zones in the eastern DRC after taking two key cities, Goma and Bukavu, according to the United Nations on Wednesday. U.N. Security Council members met on Wednesday in hopes of averting the widening of conflict into a regional war.

Foreign Ministers have thrown their weight behind South Africa's Presidency priorities, which focus on sustainable development and debt sustainability for low-income countries among others.

On paper, Africa is ahead of the world on climate-linked migration, but needs support to implement its progressive frameworks.

The continent's oldest independent country is Ethiopia, which apart from a five-year occupation by Mussolini's Italy, has never been formally colonised. For many years, Ethiopia was ruled by a monarchy, whose reign only came to an end in 1974 after a coup.

British engineer is a pawn in court battle over ‘corrupt’ Equatorial Guinea vice-president’s assets, say loved ones

The U.N. refugee agency voiced concern at the "rapidly deteriorating" situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, saying the war had left around 350,000 displaced people with no roof over their heads.

Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of Rwanda-backed rebels in mineral-rich eastern Congo is threatening peace in the wider region.

Climate change and conflict are fuelling a resurgence of cholera in Africa, with progress toward elimination undermined by chronic underfunding, according to new analysis.

The UN human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses stori ...

ABIDJAN - The United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released its 2024 Economic Development in Africa Report on Monday in Abidjan, economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire, outlining strategies to transform the continent's challenges into opportunities through policy reforms, infrastructure investment, and enhanced regional trade integration.