April 05
Rwanda: Macron Says France and Allies 'Could Have Stopped' the Rwandan Genocide
President Emmanuel Macron believes France and its Western and African allies "could have stopped" Rwanda's 1994 genocide, but lacked the will to halt the slaughter of an estimated… Read more »
February 21
Congo-Kinshasa: France Says Rwanda Must End Support for M23 Rebels in DR Congo
France has called on Rwanda to end all support for M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo and to pull its troops out of the country. This comes on the heels of… Read more »
November 06, 2023
Sudan: More Than 20 Killed in Sudan After Shell Hits Market
More than 20 people were killed Sunday after shells hit a market in a suburb of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, a committee of pro-democracy lawyers said in a statement. Read more »
October 16, 2023
Mali: Mali Junta Upholds UN Peacekeepers' Departure, Sends More Troops North
While the UN voiced concern over an escalation of fighting in in Azawad in northern Mali, the Malian foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop said this weekend that the withdrawal of United… Read more »
July 01, 2023
Mali: UN Votes for MINUSMA Peacekeepers to Leave Mali
The UN Security Council has voted not to maintain MINUSMA, the UN peacekeeping force in Mali, as the mission ends on this day. Read more »
June 28, 2023
Mali: UN Vote On Maintaining Its Peace Force in Mali Is Postponed to Friday
The UN Security Council is due to hold a vote Friday on whether to maintain Minusma - the UN peacekeeping force in Mali - after 30 June when the mission ends. Read more »
June 09, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Peacekeeping Mission in DRC Is to Withdraw 'As Quickly As Possible'
The top United Nations official Jean-Pierre Lacroix ended his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Wednesday saying that the peacekeepers should withdraw from the… Read more »
April 15, 2023
Sudan: UN, U.S. Call for 'Immediate' End to Fighting Within Sudan Security Forces
The head of the United Nations mission in Sudan and the United States on Saturday called for an "immediate" end to fighting between the regular army and paramilitaries. At least… Read more »
April 11, 2023
Western Sahara: UN Resupplies Mission in Western Sahara for First Time Since 2020
The United Nations has sent an overland convoy to resupply its peacekeeping mission in separatist-controlled Western Sahara for the first time since 2020. The UN says its presence… Read more »
February 22, 2023
Mali: Junta Denounces 'Aggressive' Statement From EU Council President
Three UN peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in central Mali. Read more »
February 10, 2023
Cote d'Ivoire: Angela Merkel Awarded UN Peace Prize in Côte d'Ivoire for Helping Refugees
Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel has received a prestigious UN award for opening her country to refugees during her time in office. Read more »
February 01, 2023
Africa: Stop Choking Africa, Pope Says During DR Congo Service
Presiding over a Mass in the Congolese capital Kinshasa on Wednesday, Pope Francis urged the nation's people to forgive those who have harmed them and denounced the "poison of… Read more »
Somalia: Regional Summit to Discuss Fight Against Al-Shabaab Begins
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday hosted a summit of leaders from several neighbouring countries to discuss the regional fight against islamist insurgents… Read more »
December 26, 2022
Ethiopia: Government Team Begins Visit in Tigray After Peace Deal
A high-level Ethiopian delegation landed in the Tigrayan capital of Mekele for a first official visit to implement issues signed in in the 2 November peace agreement between the… Read more »
November 15, 2022
West Africa: Côte d'Ivoire to Pull Peacekeepers Out of Mali By August 2023
The authorities in Côte d'Ivoire have announced a gradual withdrawal of Ivorian troops from the United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali. The last Ivorian soldiers will… Read more »
August 09, 2022
Rwanda: U.S. Secretary of State Blinken Visits DRC, Rwanda Amid Tensions Over M23 Rebels
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the second leg of his three-nation African tour that began in South Africa at the weekend, and is… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Expels MONUSCO Spokesman Over Deadly Anti-UN Protests in Eastern Kivu Provinces
Kinahsa has asked the UN peacekeeping mission, Monusco, to withdraw spokesman Mathias Gillmann over "indelicate and inappropriate remarks" he made in the wake of deadly mass… Read more »
July 26, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: At Least Five Killed As Anti-UN Protesters Overrun Base in Eastern DRC
At least five people have been killed and about 50 wounded during anti-UN protests in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said Tuesday. Read more »
June 30, 2022
Mali: UN Extends Peacekeeping Mission in Mali to June 2023
The United Nations Security Council has to maintain the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, while condemning the country's military rulers for using mercenaries that have committed… Read more »
May 21, 2022
Libya: France Urges Rival Parties in Libya to Find Political Solution to End Violence
Paris says all parties in Libya must work together to end the cycle of violence that has divided the country and decimated the economy. Read more »
May 16, 2022
West Africa: Junta Withdraws From G5 Sahel Anti-Jihadist Force
Mali's military junta has announced that it will quit the West African G5 Sahel anti-jihadist force after it was blocked from assuming the presidency of the regional group. Read more »
April 27, 2022
Sudan: Ethiopian Peacekeepers in Sudan Apply for Asylum Due to Tigrayan Background - Official
A group of some 550 Ethiopian United Nations peacekeepers working in Sudan have claimed asylum due to their Tigrayan background, an official working in the area of refugee response… Read more »