United Nations Moves to Help Combat Sexual Abuse in Its Ranks
NEW YORK – The United Nations on Tuesday took steps to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse within its ranks, naming an array of experts to a panel aimed at ending incidents of harassment that have plagued the global agency for years. Th..
‘Maintain calm’ and ‘exercise patience’ UN envoy urges Nigeria
As Nigerians get ready to head to the polls on Saturday, the Head of the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), described the pre-election period as “largely, peaceful and participatory”, and called for that spirit to prevail th..
In West Africa, UN Security Council visits Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau
Arriving Thursday 14 February in the Ivoirian capital, Abidjan, Ambassador Anatolio Ndong Mba of Equatorial Guinea, Council President and co-lead of the mission along with Côte d’Ivoire, and the Council delegation, met with Foreign Minister..
Egypt Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi takes over chair of African Union
After being suspended from the African Union in 2013, Egypt is seeking to enhance its standing in Africa. Egypt’s focus is on security, trade and migration. Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi took up his chairmanship of the 55..
Oil production in Ghana to double by 2023 – Finance Minister
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said overall crude oil production from Ghana is expected to more than double over the next four years. “Overall, crude oil production is expected to increase from 196,089 barrels per day in 2019 to 420,02..
