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Former Foreign Affairs Minister and Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Darfur, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has been appointed to the African Union’s (AU) High-Level Panel. Responding to the appointment, Gambari, who also served as Chief of Staff to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, expressed confidence that the AU was taking steps toward finding…
and Security Frameworks: Sorrow and Fear The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has set up a High-level Panel of Eminent Experts to conduct a Comprehensive Review of the African Union Governance, Peace and Security Frameworks. The meetings of the eminent experts, which are to hold on 1-5 September 2025, in…
Defending champions Senegal booked their passage into the semi-finals of the African Nations Championships (Chan) with a narrow 1-0 win over co-hosts Uganda at the Mandela Stadium in Kampala on Saturday. Oumar Ba struck the decisive goal just after the hour to send the Lions of Teranga into a semi-final against Morocco. Sudan also made…
From Gaza to Sudan, wars are being waged on the very systems set up to protect civilian populations, with health workers, hospitals, health centres and ambulances being targeted in horrifying numbers, according to the UN agency for reproductive health and rights, UNFPA. Attacks against health facilities doubled between 2023 and 2024, and more than 900…
U.S. Threatens to Deport Salvadoran Man to Uganda After He Rejected Plea Deal Less than 24 hours after his release, U.S. authorities told Kilmar Ábrego García that he could be deported to Uganda, according to his lawyers. The Salvadoran national had turned down a plea deal. The deal would have required him to plead…
Tokyo, – Japan and African nations have entered into a historic wave of cooperation after signing 300 agreements during the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), held this week in Tokyo. The deals–triple the number reached at the previous summit in Tunisia in 2022–highlight Japan’s expanding commitment to Africa’s economic and social development….
Washington DC — Chad is one of the most extreme examples of energy poverty, with just 10% of the population connected to electricity, a rural electrification rate below 2%, and a global per capita electricity consumption rate that’s just 18% of the global average. This hinders its economic development. So does its rapid population growth….
Victims of atrocities and freedom fighters across history can inspire future generations to build just societies,the chief of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said on the occasion of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, commemorated annually on 23 August. “It is time to abolish human…
The United States must stop ramping up sanctions against officials with the International Criminal Court (ICC), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Thursday. His call comes a day after four more Court personnel – two judges and two deputy prosecutors – were slapped with sanctions in connection with efforts to investigate…
Terror attack survivors came together to bear witness at UN Headquarters on Thursday, emphasising that their voices must not be sidelined in shaping policy and driving efforts to prevent future atrocities. This year marks the eighth commemoration of the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism. It serves to honour…
