Africa: UNGA President Warns Colonialism Still Shapes Global Conflicts

Africa: UNGA President Warns Colonialism Still Shapes Global Conflicts

The president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) warned Tuesday that the free and peaceful world envisioned when the U.N. was founded 80 years ago remains far from reality, citing colonial-era legacies, wars and widening human rights violations. Speaking at the 80th anniversary commemoration and opening of the General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock said “colonialism…

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Africa: UNGA President Warns Colonialism Still Shapes Global Conflicts

Africa: ‘Liberia’s Seat Belongs to Africa’ – President Boakai Tells UN, Calls for Global Peace

New York — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has used his address to the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly to position Liberia as both a beneficiary and custodian of global multilateralism, pledging to advance Africa’s interests during the country’s historic election to the UN Security Council while renewing a call for justice through…

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Africa: UNGA President Warns Colonialism Still Shapes Global Conflicts

Africa: Somalia’s President Meets Djibouti and Kenya Leaders At Africa Climate Summit

Addis Ababa — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the 2nd Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, where he held bilateral talks with Djibouti’s President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and Kenya’s President William Ruto. During the meetings, the leaders discussed regional cooperation in combating terrorism, strengthening peace efforts, and enhancing bilateral relations. President Hassan emphasized Somalia’s…

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Africa: UNGA President Warns Colonialism Still Shapes Global Conflicts

Africa: Somali President Attends Regional Summit On Funding African Union Mission (Aussom)

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday joined regional leaders in Guba, Ethiopia, for a five-party summit focused on mobilizing financial and political support for the African Union Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The high-level meeting was attended by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, Kenyan President William Ruto, and African…

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Africa: UNGA President Warns Colonialism Still Shapes Global Conflicts

Africa: Ethiopia’s Abiy Meets Somali President After Launch of Africa’s Largest Hydroelectric Dam

Addis Ababa, Sept 10, 2025 — One day after Ethiopia officially inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the continent’s largest hydroelectric project, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held a series of high-level meetings with regional leaders to discuss security and development in the Horn of Africa. Among those he met was Somali President Hassan Sheikh…

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