UN considering proposal on neutral force deployment in Eastern DRC

The United Nations peace keeping operations department is looking into the proposal to deploy a neutral force in the eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an attempt to quell the violence and alleviate the sufferings of the local population. The proposal to deploy a neutral international force along the Rwanda- DRC […]

Moroccan visa lottery winners face administrative gridlock as deadline approaches

Hundreds of Moroccan winners of the U.S. Diversity Visa lottery risk losing their chance for American residency as the State Department fails to schedule mandatory consular interviews ahead of the program’s September 30 deadline. Despite having case numbers marked “current” for months in official visa bulletins, DV-2025 lottery winners report being trapped in bureaucratic limbo […]

Severe floods in Nigeria kill more than 600, slow shipments of aid

The heavy flooding in Nigeria, which has covered farms and roads and slowed shipments of food and fuel, has now displaced more than 1 million people from their homes, with the death toll already surpassing 600. The country’s authorities are struggling to free up the gridlock, as a jump in prices is already making life […]