UN campaigns for negotiated peace deal to end conflict in Sudan
The U.N. Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Pobee, has called for a negotiated solution to the conflict in Sudan, saying...
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Niger: US, UN express worries over deposed president Mohamed Bazoum’s conditions
The United States and United Nations have raised concerns over the health and safety of Niger's ousted president Mohamed Bazoum,...
UN says Sudanese suffer sexual violence on disturbing scale
The United Nations officials told the Security Council that sexual violence is being committed on a "sickening scale" in Sudan,...
Uganda kicks as World Bank stops new lending over anti-LGBTQ law
Ugandan officials slammed the World Bank and Western countries on Wednesday for 'hypocrisy' after the global lender froze finance for...
Zamfara faults security concerns as Poliovirus type 2 hits 21 cases
No fewer than 21 cases of poliovirus type 2 (CVDPV2) have been confirmed in Zamfara, northwestern Nigeria, from January to...
European Union sets to impose sanctions on Niger
Countries from the European Union bloc are set to impose a slew of sanctions on members of the Niger coup...
Niger Coup:Nigeria’s apex Muslim body, NSCIA kicks against sanctions, military intervention
The Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has joined growing voices of organisations to oppose the sanctions on Niger...
WHO issues fresh warning on ‘contaminated’ India-made cough syrup
The World Health Organization WHO has issued a warning about a batch of compromised common cold syrup produced by an...
President Tinubu slaps Niger with fresh sanctions, says military option still open
Barely three days after the ultimatum issued by ECOWAS to the Junta in Niger expired, the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led...
Niger military head appoints new Prime Minister
General Abdourahmane Tchiani, the head of the military junta in Niger has named a new prime minister following the 26...
