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ECOWAS lifts post-coup sanctions on Mali

The community of West African states announced Tuesday the lifting of sanctions on Mali, putting an end to the embargo that had been weighing on the country since the August 18 coup d’état against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. The declaration of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States […]

Pregnant in War, a Fact of Life for Too Many Women in the Middle East

UNITED NATIONS – Imagine giving birth in a refugee camp after you fled the brutal repression of an Islamic group or while missiles are being dropped a few meters away. You will then understand how war and forced displacement in the Middle East are taking a heavy toll on pregnant women. As humanitarian crisis grew […]

Mali: Three UN Peace Keepers killed in explosion attack

The UN Stabilization mission in Mali (MINUSMA) announced Tuesday three of its forces were killed and five others injured when their vehicle hit an explosive device. The victims were all Senegalese. The mission in a report indicated that the incident took place Tuesday morning near the village of Songobia, in central Mali, as their supply […]