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UN Says Corruption In Afghanistan A Challenge Despite Progress
Corruption remains a serious obstacle to peace in Afghanistan, the UN said in its first report on the issue released...
IS Terrorises Mosul Civilians As Iraq Forces Advance
Iraqi forces advanced in west Mosul Tuesday, closing in on the Old City where jihadists executed civilians in a...
US Pushes UN To Again Consider Arms Embargo On South Sudan
The United States on Tuesday urged the divided UN Security Council to back an arms embargo and sanctions against South...
UN Seeks $65 Mn For DR Congo Emergency
UN officials launched a bid Tuesday to raise $65.4 million (59.75 million euros) in emergency funds for hundreds of...
Countries Pledge $1.1bn To Avert Yemen Famine
Countries around the world Tuesday pledged more than one billion dollars to help prevent a looming famine in war-torn...
Ghana Is Winning Fight Against Malaria But … – Ghana Health Service
Ghana joined the rest of the world to mark malaria day which falls on April 25, haven chalked significant successes...
Iraq Forces In Push To Retake UNESCO-Listed Hatra
Iraqi forces on Tuesday launched a fresh push southwest of Mosul to retake the Hatra area, which includes a UN-listed...
After Six Years, US Troops End Hunt For LRA Warlord Kony
US special forces on Wednesday begin pulling out of Central African Republic where they deployed in 2011 to help hunt...
After Two Years, No End In Sight To Burundi’s Deadly Turmoil
Two years after Burundi's president plunged the central African country into turmoil, the regime shows no signs of...
As Bibliomania Hits Guinea, Book Lovers Seize Rare Chance
As Conakry's year as World Book Capital gets under way, book lovers in Guinea are seizing a rare opportunity to instil...
Empty Slopes At N.Korea’s Ski Resort
Outside a large stone tablet acclaims "the work of Dear Leader Kim Jong-Un who devoted hard work and heart and soul to...
‘March For Bread’ Protestors Reach Key Yemen Port
Yemeni protestors reached the Red Sea city of Hodeida Tuesday, ending a weeklong march from the capital to demand the...
Kim Jong-Un’s Ski Resort Is Empty
On the ski fields of Mount Taehwa, groomed pistes snake down wooded hillsides to a luxurious hotel and a giant screen...
Iran Nuclear Deal Reviewed As Uncertainty Grows
Iran and major powers were set to review adherence to their 2015 nuclear agreement on Tuesday, as uncertainty grows...
African Small-Scale Farmers To Benefit From Ecosystem Initiative
The integrated Financial and Commodities Ecosystem (FinComEco) on Monday launched an initiative aimed at driving...
First Lady To Corporate Bodies
Ghana’s First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has appealed to corporate organizations in the country to assist in the fight...
Roll Out Policies To Help Developing Countries To Be Independent
President Akufo-Addo has charged NGOs and International donors to roll out policies that will help developing countries...
Empty Slopes At N.Korea’s Ski Resort
On the ski fields of Mount Taehwa, groomed pistes snake down wooded hillsides to a luxurious hotel and a giant screen...
Trump Asks French UN Envoy About Elections
US President Donald Trump on Monday asked France's envoy to the United Nations about the French presidential elections...