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Explainer-What is the UNGA and what will world leaders talk about?
UNITED NATIONS - Every September world leaders travel to New York to address the start of the annual United Nations General Assembly...
Sep 12, 20244 min read
Exclusive-US supports two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa
UNITED NATIONS - The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat...
Sep 12, 20243 min read
Olympics-Paris pays short tribute to Cheptegei
PARIS - A picture of Rebecca Cheptegei appeared on a giant screen after the Paralympics marathon events on Sunday in a tribute to the...
Sep 11, 20241 min read
Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says
ELDORET, Kenya - The man accused of dousing in petrol and setting alight Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died from burns sustained...
Sep 11, 20242 min read
After Burkina Faso massacre, outcry grows over junta's silence
OUAGADOUGOU - One of the worst massacres in Burkina Faso's history has provoked a fierce public outcry from victims' relatives and...
Sep 5, 20243 min read
'I saw horrible things': Burkina Faso massacre survivor describes bloodshed in trenches
OUAGADOUGOU - A woman who survived the massacre of hundreds of villagers in central Burkina Faso described the horror of searching...
Aug 31, 20243 min read
Egypt sends arms to Somalia following security deal, sources say
MOGADISHU - Egypt delivered its first military aid to Somalia in more than four decades on Tuesday, three diplomatic and Somali...
Aug 29, 20242 min read
Exclusive-UN World Food Program launches investigation into its Sudan operations as famine spreads
NAIROBI/CAIRO - The U.N. World Food Program is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan over allegations including fraud and...
Aug 29, 20245 min read
Factbox-Countries donate mpox vaccines to combat outbreak in Africa
Some countries have pledged to donate doses of mpox vaccines to combat an outbreak of the disease in Africa, after the World Health...
Aug 29, 20242 min read
Explainer-What's behind Libya's oil shutdown
Libya's latest oil shutdown has pushed up global energy prices. This explains the situation. HOW DID WE GET HERE? Since the 2011...
Aug 29, 20243 min read
Explainer-What's behind the war that has driven Sudan to famine?
A conflict in Sudan that erupted in April 2023 has unleashed waves of ethnic violence, created the world's largest internal displacement...
Aug 29, 20244 min read
How Libya's years of crisis unfolded after 2011 uprising
Here is a timeline chronicling Libya's years of chaos and division: 2011 - Revolt and civil war An uprising against Muammar Gaddafi's...
Aug 29, 20243 min read
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