Situation deteriorates for UN forces at Gok Machar in South Sudan
Council President Martin Kimani expressed grave concern over developments in Gok Machar, including threats to the safety and security of peacekeepers
Africa
Four African countries upgrade chemical incident response skills
The event was conducted by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in partnership with the Population Protection Institute of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic.
UN express concern about impasse among Somalia’s leaders on polls model
The members of the Security Council emphasised that ongoing disagreement over the electoral model is not only undoing this hard-earned progress but is also diverting attention from pressing problems such as floods, drought, desert locusts, the COVID-19 pandemic, and combatting the terrorist threat of Al-Shabaab
Political upheaval, escalating security issue concerns in Mali
The proliferation of illicit small arms and a surge of inter-communal violence propelled civilian displacement, making women and girls more vulnerable to trafficking.
Migration crisis, armed groups fragmentation big threats in Libya: UN
Climate of insecurity has allowed transnational smugglers, traffickers and armed groups to perpetrate rape, sexual harassment of detainees and trafficking of migrants and asylum seekers with impunity
Insecurity increased in Democratic Republic of the Congo amid political tensions
In 2020, the UN mission DR Congo documented 1,053 cases of conflict-related sexual violence
Humanitarian, security situation worsen in Central African Republic: UN
In 2020, a total 240 cases of conflict-related sexual violence, affecting 129 girls, 108 women and 3 men were reported
India sends food and medical assistance to Madagascar
Indian naval ship Jalashwa reached at Madagascar with medicines to Port Ehoala on March 22, 2021 and delivers a consignment of 1,000 metric tonne of rice and 100,000 Hydroxychloroquine tablets
Cryptocurrencies: Why Nigeria is a global leader in Bitcoin trade
More cryptocurrency trading goes on in Nigeria than almost anywhere else in the world, reflecting a loss of faith in more traditional forms of investment, as Ijeoma Ndukwe reports. Tola Fadugbagbe recalls moving to Lagos from his small south-western town 10 years ago with dreams of brighter prospects. Instead, the 34-year-old ended up in a […]
A beginner’s guide to the Salmond inquiry
For some months now it has been apparent that the greatest threat to Nicola Sturgeon’s position as the uncontested queen of Scottish politics lay within her own movement. Opposition parties could — and did — criticise the Scottish government’s record in government but their efforts were as useful as attempting to sack Edinburgh Castle armed […]
