UN Security Council

Sahel: exploring nexus between arms and human trafficking — UN report

A dizzying array of illegal weaponry dots market stalls across the Sahel, fueling violence and insecurity in this 6,000-km-wide belt in the middle of Africa, where smuggling networks exploit the ensuring desperation of people, leading to such deadly disasters as the recent shipwreck off the coast of Greece, according to the latest series of reports […]

On COP-27 sidelines, Kenya-UK ink green investment program deal

A new multipurpose dam that will be built in Kitui and Tharaka Nithi counties in Kenya will cost about $3,5 billion following a deal signed by the country’s President William Ruto and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday (7 November). The green investment programs — in energy, agriculture and transport — will become flagship […]

Japan commends Morocco’s efforts to resolve Sahara conflict

Japan has commended Morocco for its “serious and credible” efforts to advance the political process towards a settlement of the Sahara regional conflict. This expression of support came in a statement issued by the Japanese Foreign Ministry following a meeting held on Tuesday in Cairo between Japan’s Foreign Minister, Hayashi Yoshimasa, and his Moroccan counterpart, […]