The joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur today reported that 221 people lost their lives in the war-torn Sudanese region due to armed conflict and criminality in June, the vast majority of deaths being attributed to inter-tribal fighting. The clashes between the Rizeigat and Misseriya tribes claimed nearly 140 lives [Read More]
Twenty young Africans will get the chance of a lifetime to watch the final match of the soccer World Cup in South Africa today, thanks to a United Nations-backed scheme seeking to raise awareness of how young people can help to combat urban poverty. The young people – from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and [Read More]
The global recession should spur African nations to shift towards greater industrial capacities, improved infrastructure and expanded ties with regional partners and developing countries outside the continent, a senior United Nations official has stated. Together with liberal market mechanisms, we need to build up States with strong [Read More]
The rainy season is under way in West Africa and has already caused deadly flooding, but no aid has come in to help the regions countries, sparking the concern of the United Nations humanitarian arm. To date, only one third of the 0 million regional appeal, launched six months ago by the UN [Read More]
Although some West African countries have made positive gains in consolidating peace and human rights, such strides are being undercut by the paucity of good governance, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon writes in a new report. The resurgence of coups dtat in West Africa, which I have consistently denounced, and the major role played by [Read More]
