Sahara: UN Chief recommends extension of MINURSO mandate for one year

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Thursday released his annual report on the Sahara, in which he recommends that the Security Council extend the mandate of MINURSO for one year, until October 31, 2025. As in past years, this report addresses the recent developments in the Sahara issue, both on the ground and at the […]

UN warns Congo’s M23 rebels war could spill over to region

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that the ongoing war between the central government of DR Congo and the M23 rebels in the east could spiral into a regional war. Guterres rang the alarm bell as 178,000 people were forced to displace amid a surge in M23 insurgency in the past two weeks. Tutsi-led M23 is […]

Kenya to sit as non-permanent member at UN Security Council in 2021-2022

The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Kenya to fill an African seat on the Security Council in 2021-2022. Kenya will replace South Africa in January. The seat was viewed by another candidate, Djibouti, which lost in a second round of vote. In a departure from previous years when African countries used to choose a […]