VOA60 Africa - UN: M23 armed group advancing on strategic zones in eastern DRC
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 ...
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Africa: Foreign Ministers' Meeting Backs SA's G20 Presidency Priorities
Foreign Ministers have thrown their weight behind South Africa's Presidency priorities, which focus on sustainable ...
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Africa's oldest independent country that was a founding member of the UN
The continent's oldest independent country is Ethiopia, which apart from a five-year occupation by Mussolini's Italy, has ...
Congo fighting leaves 350,000 with no shelter, UN agency says
The U.N. refugee agency voiced concern at the "rapidly deteriorating" situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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Pres. Boakai Champions Africa's Push for UNSC
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has reaffirmed Liberia's strong commitment to the African Union's (AU) Common Position on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reform.Represented by Minister of ...
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UNICEF reduces workforce, travel time over US aid cut
The United Nations Children’s Fund has disclosed plans to reduce workforce and travel as part of measures to mitigate the effect of the cut of USAID funding by the Donald Trump administration.The ...
Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of ...
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UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children
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 ...
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Webinar on Investing in STEM education in Africa
The event is being co-organized by the UN Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA), the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the OSAA Think Tank Network - African Technology ...
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Guterres: No excuse for Africa’s lack of representation in UN Security Council
General, António Guterres, has reiterated his support for Africa’s inclusion as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, stressing that there is no justification for the continent’s continued ...