PENTAGON — U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday that he would make “no apologies” after his recent comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” stressing he was “expressing moral outrage” and not actually calling for regime c…

New analyses released by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), show that only a tiny proportion of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered in developing countries, leading to a widening gap between rich and poor.In September 2021, the World Health Orga…

GENEVA — U.N. human rights officials warn a deepening crackdown on civil society in Libya is creating a chilling effect on human rights defenders and other activists, who are subject to arbitrary arrests and other forms of government intimidation.Human…

ADDIS-ABABA, ETHIOPIA — Ethiopia has declared a conditional truce, and its rebel opponents in Tigray have agreed to cease hostilities if certain terms are met.Does this bring Ethiopia any closer to peace?Why now?There has been sustained diplomatic pres…

West Africa’s regional bloc on Friday said it would maintain sanctions on Mali over the military rulers of the Sahel country delaying a return to civilian rule after a coup.At the end of a summit in Ghana, the Economic Community of West African States …

The United States, the United Kingdom and Norway — known as the Troika — have condemned the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) for attacking SPLA-In Opposition military bases in parts of the Upper Nile region.“Incidents such as these and the re…

GENEVA, — The United Nations said it wanted the whole world covered by weather disaster early warning systems within five years to protect people from the worsening impacts of climate change. A third of the world’s people, mainly in the least-develo…

Relatives of the late former prime minister of Mali say the country’s military government has refused to turn over his body unless they agree not to request an autopsy.Soumeylou Boubèye Maiga died March 21, 2022, at a Bamako hospital after seven months…