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Ethiopian troops will stay in two liberated regions and not cross into the war-ravaged northern region of Tigray for now, a government spokesman said on Thursday, a day after humanitarian sources said air strikes hit a key Tigrayan power…

Two staff members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) abducted last month in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been freed, the humanitarian organisation said on Saturday. The ICRC said in late November that one…

France's Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned an attack that killed seven United Nations peacekeepers and wounded several others in Mali on Wednesday, saying those responsible must be identified and held accountable. Seven…

The UN special envoy to Libya, Jan Kubis of Slovakia, has quit less than a year after taking on the role. According to diplomatic sources at the United Nation, No official reason was given for the resignation, ahead of Libya’s …

Ethiopian staff working for the United Nations or African Union will be punished for any law breaking, the government said on Thursday, after the arrest of several UN employees for unspecified offences. Ethiopia had…

The United Nations has accused Democratic Republic of Congo’s army of beating to death a human rights activist protesting illegal taxes in the war-torn east of the country. Cabral Yombo, the leader of a civil society group in…

The United States has once again confirmed its support for Morocco’s 2007 Autonomy Plan, which it says it is a realistic solution to the Western Sahara conflict. US Deputy Representative to the UN Richard Mills reconfirmed the…

The heads of nine UN agencies and the Global Water Partnership have urgently called for governments to prioritize integrated water and climate action, a UN spokesman said. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General…

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures, Alena Douhan, has called for the lifting of unilateral Western sanctions against Zimbabwe and called for dialogue among key stakeholders. Douhan…

The Ethiopian military has carried out air strikes in the Tigray region in two separate attacks killing at least three people. Eyewitnesses, senior officials of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and aid workers confirmed the…