Africa
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Woman army officer in forefront COVID-19 battle in Sierra Leone
A woman officer in Sierra Leone’s army has been put in the forefront of coordinating the national effort to combat…
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‘They all died on the same day’: a Benin doctor on her fight against COVID-19
A doctor in Benin has been telling the UN about the challenging conversations she has had with the relatives of…
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1,600 vaccinated in Guinea Ebola virus outbreak but more jabs needed: WHO
More than 1,600 people have received Ebola virus vaccinations in Guinea where four have died in a new outbreak, but…
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Amidst ‘conflict, blanket denials and finger-pointing’, UN rights chief calls for probe in Ethiopia’s Tigray
Given the persistent reports of serious human rights violations and abuses in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the UN rights…
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20 die after human traffickers force migrants into sea en route to Yemen
At least 20 people have drowned after smugglers threw dozens of migrants overboard as they sailed from Djibouti to Yemen,…
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‘Historic moment’ as COVID-19 vaccines touchdown in Sudan and Rwanda
Through the UN-led vaccine initiative COVAX, Sudan and Rwanda have become the latest beneficiaries to receive the lifesaving COVID-19 inoculation,…
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South Sudan’s transition from conflict to recovery ‘inching forward’ – UN envoy
South Sudan’s transformation from conflict to recovery is underway, but much needs to be done before securing “a peaceful and…
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Nigeria: Traumatized, abducted schoolchildren need rehabilitation – independent rights experts
In Nigeria, too little is being done to help teenagers left traumatized by the recent spate of attacks on schools and mass abductions, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Wednesday. In an alert issued on the sidelines of the Human…
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UN agencies appeal for $266 million to feed refugees in eastern Africa
A funding shortfall is putting the lives of some three million refugees in eastern Africa at risk, two UN agencies warned…
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Abducted girls released in northwest Nigeria, as fresh attacks rock country’s northeast
While the release of more than 200 girls abducted from their school on Friday in northwest Nigeria is a welcome…
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