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Pro-independent rebels fighting Morocco for Western Sahara said on Saturday that the UN was responsible for "political stalemate" over the disputed territory, on the 45th anniversary of their unilateral declaration of independence. The Algeria-backed Polisario Front controls about one-fifth of Western Sahara's large, arid territory and demands a promised UN-led referendum on self-determination. Morocco has offered autonomy but claims that the territory is a sovereign part of the empire. "We call on…

The Libyan interim government presented a new vision for the war-torn country when the appointed prime minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, on Thursday proposed a structure in line with the UN roadmap. Dbeibah was selected earlier this month in a UN-sponsored dialogue between Libya, the latest internationally supported attempt to save the country from a decade of conflict and fragmented political fiefdoms. But it was unclear how far progress has been made towards appointing a cabinet. "Today we have…

Rwanda's Hutu rebels on Tuesday denied allegations that they were behind the assassination of the Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and instead accused the armies of the DRC and Rwanda. Luca Attanasio died of his wounds on Monday after a convoy of the World Food Program (WFP) came under fire near the eastern city of Goma while on a field trip, according to a senior diplomatic source in Kinshasa and WFP. The Italian government confirmed the death, saying an Italian police…

Libya's fighters signed an settlement on "a everlasting ceasefire in all areas of Libya," the United Nations Assist Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) stated in a Fb submit on Friday. Following mediation led by UN envoy Stephanie Turco Williams this week, the Joint Army Fee reached 5 + 5, what the UN referred to as an "essential turning…

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UNICEF on Wednesday became the third UN agency to launch an internal investigation into the sexual abuse of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and promised "serious consequences" for possible sins. The Children's Fund said in a statement that it was "shocked that people identifying themselves as UNICEF workers have allegedly abused vulnerable women in the Democratic Republic of Congo." It was not immediately clear how many UNICEF staff had been charged. "There will be serious consequences for any staff…