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MONUSCO , UN pay tribute to 5 peacekeepers killed in DR Congo

Members of the UN mission in Democratic Republic of Congo(MONUSCO) and UN Under-Secretary-General Jean-Pierre Lacroix paid tribute Monday at a ceremony in Goma to the three Moroccan and two Indian peacekeepers killed last week in the eastern region of the country. Last week, deadly demonstrations demanding the departure of the United Nations mission took place […]

African Union Chairperson Macky Sall in Moscow for talks with Putin

The chairperson of the African Union, President Macky Sall of Senegal, will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday as the war in Ukraine exacerbates food insecurity on the continent. Macky Sall, accompanied by Moussa Faki Mahamat, the African Union Commission chairperson, is expected in Russia this Thursday and will meet Putin in Sochi on […]

Niger: About 75 Boko Haram terrorists killed – Defense Ministry

The Sahel state of Niger, which has been battling a bloody jihadist insurgency, said Wednesday around 75 Boko Haram combatants had been killed in the southeast and in neighboring Nigeria, reports AFP. Niger’s defense ministy said the 75 Boko Haram militants were killed in two separate operations by a regional anti-jihadist force in the country’s […]