United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Kenyan diplomat Martin Kimani as the new Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO). According to a statement dated September 15, Kimani will succeed Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee of Ghana, with Guterres expressing his appreciation for her service in
The United Nations General Assembly has backed an African-led push for a world map that more accurately reflects the size of continents, giving fresh momentum to efforts to show Africa in its true proportion. A resolution sponsored by Togo on behalf of the African Group was adopted on Friday, September 4, with 164 countries voting
The African Union has called for a ceasefire in Sudan as violence around El Obeid has escalated, and the humanitarian situation has been deteriorating nationally. In a statement on June 22, Chairperson of the AU Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, sounded the alarm about the growing insecurity in and around El Obeid, North Kordofan State, and
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