UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the completion of the first trial of the Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic (CAR), hailing it as a milestone in the country’s efforts to bring to justice [Read More]
The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the recent terrorist attack in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. In a press statement, the members of the Security Council reaffirmed that terrorism [Read More]
Iraq exported 104.83 million barrels of crude oil in October, generating 9.25 billion U.S. dollars in revenue, the country’s oil ministry announced Tuesday. The average price for Iraqi crude oil in October was 88.31 dollars [Read More]
The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution to extend the mandate and tasks of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) for one year, until Oct. 31, 2023. Resolution 2657 was adopted by [Read More]
A flare-up of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced thousands of people, with some fleeing into Uganda, a UN spokesman said on Monday. “Our colleagues in the DRC say [Read More]
Nigeria has strengthened preventive measures at entry points following an outbreak of the Ebola virus in Uganda, said health authorities on Monday. In a statement, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said that it [Read More]
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday allayed the fears of citizens and warned against “unnecessary” panic over the current security situation in the country, saying security agencies were working around the clock to keep harm [Read More]
Rwanda’s national flag carrier RwandAir will launch direct flights between London Heathrow and Kigali, the Rwandan capital, next month, replacing the existing service between London and Kigali, with one stop in Brussels, Belgium. The direct [Read More]
Some 460,000 people in Cambodia have fallen below poverty income thresholds since the onset of COVID-19 in 2020. It is reported that Cambodia’s poverty rate dropped from 33.8 percent to 17.8 percent over the 10-year [Read More]
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