The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting on Monday on North Korea’s missile launch, the first test since US President Donald Trump took office. The United States, Japan and South Korea requested the consultations after North Korea confirmed it had ‘successfully’ tested a ballistic missile on Sunday. The council meeting is expected to … Read more
The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting on Monday on North Korea’s missile launch, the first test since US President Donald Trump took office. The United States, Japan and South Korea requested the consultations after North Korea confirmed it had “successfully” tested a ballistic missile on Sunday. The council meeting is expected to … Read more
North Korea said Monday it had successfully tested a new ballistic missile, triggering a US-led call for an urgent UN Security Council meeting after a launch seen as a challenge to President Donald Trump. The North’s leader Kim Jong-Un “expressed great satisfaction over the possession of another powerful nuclear attack means which adds to the … Read more
A heartbroken United Nations chief on Sunday called for the “resurrection” of peace talks between Yemen’s warring sides to end the suffering of civilians. Thousands of people have died in Yemen and millions are struggling to feed themselves almost two years after a Saudi-led coalition intervened to support Yemen’s government and halt an advance by … Read more
President Donald Trump assured Japan it has the full support of the United States following a North Korean ballistic missile launch. “I just want everybody to understand and fully know that the United States of America stands behind Japan, its great ally, 100 percent,” Trump said in a very short statement during a joint news … Read more
Africa has 34 signatories to the Rome Statute, the treaty that set up the court The African Union has called for the mass withdrawal of member states from the International Criminal Court (ICC). However, the resolution is non-binding, with Nigeria and Senegal opposing a withdrawal. South Africa and Burundi have already decided to withdraw, accusing … Read more
Aydin Sefa Akay is part of a panel of UN judges reviewing the case of a former Rwandan minister A UN legal body has ordered that Turkey release a judge detained in the aftermath of last year’s failed coup attempt. Aydin Sefa Akay is part of a panel of UN judges reviewing the case of … Read more
The UN Security Council has warned of a “dangerous deterioration” in eastern Ukraine and called on warring sides to halt the violence. The council said renewed fighting was having a “severe impact” on civilians. Fighting in the frontline town of Avdiivka has left thousands of residents without water or power in freezing conditions. Ukraine says … Read more
The conflict-driven food crisis in Yemen could become a full-blown famine this year, the UN’s humanitarian chief has warned. Two million people need emergency food aid to survive and child malnutrition has risen 63% in a year, Stephen O’Brien told the UN Security Council. A child under five dies every 10 minutes of preventable causes, … Read more
UN Emergency relief chief Stephen O’Brien said Thursday that there are some emerging reasons to hope in Syria as far as emergency relief is concerned. According to Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterress, the UN Security Council on Thursday heard from O’Brien, who said 2016 was a year “when we witnessed devastation and … Read more
Israel has approved hundreds of new settlement homes in occupied East Jerusalem, after the staunch pro-Israel US President Donald Trump took office. Israel’s PM reportedly delayed approval given the opposition of Barack Obama, who infuriated Israel by allowing a UN resolution against settlements to pass. Settlements in East Jerusalem are considered illegal under international law, … Read more
The Government of South Africa says it no longer recognizes Yahya Jammeh as President of The Gambia. A statement issued by the government on Friday, January 20, congratulated Adama Barrow and said he was the legitimate leader of the West African country. The statement said, “South Africa recognizes President Adama Barrow as the legitimate President … Read more
A deadline for defeated President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia to leave office or be forced out by UN-backed forces at 16:00 GMT has expired with no news. The earlier deadline of noon passed as the Guinean and Mauritanian presidents arrived in Banjul for last-ditch talks. There has been no statement from them. Mr Jammeh’s … Read more
President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, has said that he wish former leader Yahya Jammeh, will leave the country to enable him govern smoothly. According to him, Jammeh’s stay in the Gambia under his presidency, will make governance very difficult. Speaking to Aljazeera after his inauguration, Mr. Barrow said under the circumstances, Jammeh cannot be … Read more
Often when I listen to Liberian radios or when I read in the papers on this year’s Liberian presidential election, I observe that some supporters of candidates focus on discussing negatively the opposing candidate or candidates and not talking about their supporting candidates. A Liberian talk show host, for instance, consistently criticizes a particular candidate … Read more
After receiving commendations from prominent people for accepting defeat in the December 1, 2016 elections, incumbent Yayha Jammel shocked many when he decided not to step down. According to Mr. Jammel, the election was punctuated with irregularities including errors made by the Electoral Commission and the turning away of some of his supporters from polling … Read more
Former interior minister Prosper Bani has lauded Ghana’s decision to send soldiers to The Gambia to force Yahya Jammeh out of power. Ghana has contributed 205 combat troops to augment ECOWAS’ troops being led by Senegal. The force has already entered The Gambia to clear the way for new president Adama Barrow to take over. … Read more
The man who won The Gambia’s disputed election says he will be sworn in as president at the country’s embassy in neighbouring Senegal. The message, posted on Adama Barrow’s social media accounts, invited the general public to attend the ceremony. Last-ditch efforts by regional leaders to convince Yahya Jammeh to step down as president failed … Read more
Al-Qaeda’s North African affiliate says a group linked to it carried out the suicide attack that killed at least 50 people in northern Mali. A vehicle packed with explosives detonated at a camp housing soldiers and members of rival armed groups in the region’s main city, Gao. Mali’s northern desert region has been restive since … Read more
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh is refusing to step down despite efforts to persuade him to leave office ahead of a deadline set by Senegal. Adama Barrow is due to be inaugurated as the new president on Thursday, and West African military forces are poised to move in. Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz met Mr … Read more