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UN Official Pleads for more Support to G-5 Sahel

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A UN Official has pleaded for more support to G-5 Sahel, saying the five-year-old force working to stabilize Africa’s Sahel has shown great potential, but needs more support from the international community to reach full operational capacity. Addressing the UN Security Council Thursday, Bintou Keita, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, called for enhanced political and […]
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Libya Has “lurched from one emergency to another,” Ghassan Salamé Tells Security Council

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The UN Special Representative for Libya Ghassan Salamé pointed to the violence in the capital, Tripoli, that began on August 26 as shattering “the façade of calm that had prevailed since May 2017,” relaying that tanks and heavy artillery were deployed into residential neighborhoods, leaving 61 Libyans dead and injuring nearly 160. “Many of those […]