Tag: UN Africa News

Speaking to reporters at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Mr. Salamé, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Libya, said that the port of Tripoli had been attacked earlier on Tuesday.  “As long as these violations are frequent, it’s very, very hard to think of quiet negotiations between the two parties on any one of the three tracks we are trying to push forward.”  The UN envoy, who… Read More

Almost two dozen villagers, including 15 children, were found dead in the anglophone village of Ngarbuh after an incident on Friday linked to separatist clashes that began in late 2017 on alleged discrimination against the francophone country’s English-speaking regions. While the opposition party are blaming the killings on the army, no one has claimed responsibility. In a statement issued on… Read More

For the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Burundi, Ghana and Zambia, the vaccine licensing means that the manufacturer can stockpile and widely distribute it to those nations at risk of Ebola virus outbreaks, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). And once licensed doses are available, use of the vaccine will not require clinical trial or other research protocols.… Read More

Rosine Sori-Coulibaly updated ambassadors on developments in the wake of the November 2019 presidential election and subsequent run-off, won by ex-army general Umaro Sissoco Embaló, a former Prime Minister and candidate for the Movement for Democratic Change (MADEM-G15). Ruling party candidate Domingos Simões Pereira, also an ex-Prime Minister, contested the outcome, which the National Electoral Commission upheld. His party, known… Read More

Torrential rains two weeks ago affected 120,000 people, cutting off roads, destroying 174 schools and forcibly displacing 16,000, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported. Meanwhile, the World Food Programme (WFP) warned that the current lean season has left more than 700,000 people without enough to eat. And although it is helping to feed some 230,000 hungry people, the UN agency… Read More

The infestation in Kenya is the worst in 70 years, while Somalia and Ethiopia are experiencing their worst outbreaks in 25 years, putting crop production, food security and millions of lives at risk.  Swarms crossed into Uganda overnight, and Tanzania and South Sudan are now “on the watch list”, the UN’s top humanitarian official reported.  “In this region where there… Read More

Secretary-General António Guterres told the annual gathering of 55 African nations in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, that the strategic partnership between the UN and AU is “of paramount importance” and he was deeply committed to the principle that Africa’s challenges can only be solved through African leadership.  UN Photo UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres with the heads of state at… Read More

The UN Support Mission for Libya, UNSMIL, released a statement on Saturday saying that Libyan 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC), which began on Monday, with the involvement of UNSMIL chief Ghassan Salamé, should continue dialogue on 18 February, if the parties agree.  The Commission constitutes one of the three intra-Libyan tracks UNSMIL is organizing, along with the economic and political tracks.  “UNSMIL… Read More

Secretary-General António Guterres was speaking to reporters as the African Union (AU) Summit got underway in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, describing the relationship between the AU and the UN as “one of the most important partnerships in the world – a partnership that is committed to responding to the anxieties and aspirations of the African people, and paving the… Read More