Nigeria has urged the United Nations not to allow its ongoing liquidity crisis to weaken human rights assistance for developing and conflict-affected countries, warning against any “disproportionate” impact at the 63rd Session…
As world leaders convened for the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, calls intensified for Africa to gain permanent representation on…
More than 80 years after the Second World War reshaped the global order, Africa remains the only continent without a permanent seat…
A former Seleka rebel commander has been convicted by the International Criminal Court of four charges, including torture and persecution, for crimes…
As world leaders convene in New York for the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, a surge of diplomatic activity has…
The discovery of several women’s bodies on the outskirts of Johannesburg has sparked fear, anger and outrage across South Africa. Police said…
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak may have been spreading for months before officials declared it on May 15, prompting criticism…
After more than a decade without national elections, Libya’s rival political factions have agreed on the rules for voting and the make-up…
The world is likely to breach the 1.5°C global warming limit within the next few years, and even the most favourable outlook…
More than 6,000 cases have now been confirmed in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with the fatality rate…
Millions of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo are returning to classrooms as the country’s new academic year begins under the…
