Between 10,000 and 15,000 people have crossed into Burundi over the last few days, fleeing escalating tension and violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...

The World Bank and the Government of Eswatini launched a new review highlighting ways to make fiscal policy in Eswatini more efficient and effective ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) is asking the Ugandan authorities to release from prison former opposition presidential candidate Kizza Besigye, whose health has deteriorated as the result of a hunger strike ...

Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), said on Tuesday that Israeli forces accompanied by local authorities forcibly entered the UNR ...

The top UN official in South Sudan on Tuesday expressed grave concern over clashes in Upper Nile state and other parts of the country that have resulted in “death, destruction of property and displace ...

Strengthening international cooperation and delivering on a UN pact that calls for reforming global governance, among other measures, was the focus of debate in the UN Security Council on Tuesday ...

The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatete, has called for advantage to be taken of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to activate regional value ...

President Adama Barrow has urged Gambians to embrace self-reliance, unity, and national development as the West African nation attains 60 years of nationhood today Tuesday, providing a moment of soul- ...

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) called on Tuesday for urgent action to combat climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution, warning that progress on all fronts remains slow and uneven ...

The humanitarian emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has deteriorated sharply with serious human rights violations and abuses, including reported summary executions of children ...

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday sounded the alarm over escalating rights abuses in Sudan, warning that impunity is driving violations as fighting spreads and more armed groups become inv ...

The United Nations Children\'s Fund (UNICEF) is  to inject US$142 million into Niger\'s education sector, the official Niger News Agency (ANP) has reported ...