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Rebels killed six civilians and injured several others on Saturday in an attack on a village in the northeastern part of the volatile Central African Republic, according to the UN peacekeeping mission. "This morning at dawn, elements from 3R (Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation) launched a large-scale attack on C. African army positions in the village of Mann," said the spokesman for the UN's 12,000 strong MINUSCA mission. "Six civilians were killed and several were injured," he added. The village is about 550…

On Thursday, UN Security Council members tried to resolve the long-running dispute between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the operation of Addis Ababa's giant hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile. Members supported the African Union's mediation work and called on all parties to continue the talks. Egypt and Sudan both called on the UN Security Council to help resolve the dispute after Ethiopia began filling the reservoir earlier this week behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for a second…

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will meet on Thursday to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as regional tensions escalate. Earlier this week, Egypt and Sudan said Ethiopia had begun the second phase of filling the reservoir, an operation not yet confirmed by Addis Ababa. The Nile is 6,695 kilometers and is one of the world's longest rivers and a major supplier of water and hydropower in a largely dry region. Its more than 3 million square kilometers (1.16 million square…

Arab states have called on the UN Security Council to hold a discussion on Ethiopia's controversial plan to fill a new hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile, said Arab League Secretary-General Aboul Gheit. Ethiopia attaches its hopes for economic development and power generation to the dam. Egypt trusts the river for as much as 90% of its fresh water and sees the dam as a potential existential threat. Sudan is concerned about the operation of its own Nile dams and water stations. The foreign ministers of the Arab League,…

On Friday, the UN Security Council unanimously approved the deployment of 60 weapons permit monitors to Libya. The resolution, which easily cleared the international body, also called on the Libyan government for a national agreement to prepare for "free, fair and inclusive" national elections in December. "Free, fair and credible elections enable the Libyan people to elect a representative and unified government and strengthen Libya's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and national…