UN envoy for Libya Stephanie Williams briefing Security Council

UNHCR calls for international solidarity to help migrants in Libya

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called for international solidarity to allow the distribution of refugees stranded in Libya to other countries. Welcoming the agreement with the African Union and Rwanda to set up a refugee transit mechanism for evacuation of vulnerable refugees out of Libya, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi […]

France recalibrates West Africa strategy with joint naval drill in Ghana

France has deepened its military ties with Ghana through a four-day joint naval exercise, as Paris pivots towards coastal West African nations after military setbacks in the Sahel. The French amphibious assault ship LHD Tonnerre docked at Ghana’s Tema Port on September 30, for the exercise, aimed at improving maritime security and operational coordination in […]

Unrest builds up in Mozambique after electoral fraud

Mozambique’s ruling party Frelimo is staying in power following its victory in a national election that triggered growing unrest. Police on Monday used teargas and gunfire to disperse opposition supporters protesting the murder of a lawyer in the country’s main opposition party. Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo, 47, will succeed President Filipe Nyusi to become Mozambique’s fifth […]