Two more UN peacekeepers killed in C. Africa
Rebels killed two peacekeepers in the Central African Republic on Monday, the UN mission MINUSCA said, hours after the top court confirmed President Faustin Archange Touadera’s re-election in a December…
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Polls open in CAR amid fears of more violence
Elections in the Central African Republic (CAR) are under way, after a campaign marred by violence between government and rebel forces. On Saturday, the Constitutional Court rejected a bid by…
Three UN peacekeepers killed in C.Africa Republic
Three UN peacekeepers have been killed by unidentified combatants in the Central African Republic, the United Nations said, as the country prepares for a general election and fighting continues between…
France sends warplanes to Central African Republic for flyover to prop up president ahead of vote in former colony
French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed sending fighter planes on a flyover mission in the Central African Republic, as a show of condemnation of “attempts to destabilize” the country ahead…
Russia, Rwanda provide Central Africa Republic with military support to end election violence
Rwanda and Russia have sent troops and supplies to the Central African Republic to help counter a surge in violence by rebel groups ahead of Sunday’s election, officials and a…
Facebook’s latest troll-hunt in Africa leads them to point to FRANCE – first NATO country to get the honor
On the latest hunt for ‘trolls’ in Africa and the Middle East, in addition to the usual ‘Russians’ Facebook for the first time banned a network of French accounts fighting…
US healthcare priciest in the world, with huge gap between cost and quality, research reveals
Despite being the most expensive in the world, US healthcare lags behind many European and Asian countries in terms of quality of services, a study by a top medical magazine…
Africa declared free of wild polio in ‘milestone’
Africa has been declared free from wild polio by the independent body, the Africa Regional Certification Commission. Polio usually affects children under five, sometimes leading to irreversible paralysis. Death can…
Thousands rally in Belarus capital Minsk ahead of presidential election
Tens of thousands of supporters President Alexander Lukashenko’s top election rival have gathered in the Belarusian capital Minsk for a rally, despite an increasing crackdown on the opposition. More than 60,000…
UN to launch postage stamp initiative to raise coronavirus funds
The United Nations is set to launch a postage stamp initiative Friday that will help raise funds for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) effort to assist countries struggling from the…