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UN Special Envoy launches initiative with Niger PM

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger, Ouhoumoudou MAHAMADOU, over the weekend launched the Initiative to strengthen social…

Nigerian army general, troops killed in ISWAP attack

A Nigerian army general and three soldiers were killed during an attack by the Boko Haram split group, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) militants in the northeastern state of Borno. Army spokesman Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said in a…

Sierra Leone tanker blast death toll rises to 144

Nearly two weeks after the deadly tanker explosion in Freetown, the Sierra Leonean capital, health officials say the death toll has risen to 144. The previous estimate at the time when the government held a mass burial for victims of…

COP26 closes with ‘compromise’ deal on climate

The UN Secretary-General said at the conclusion of COP26 in Glasgow that there was not enough political will to overcome some deep contradictions, adding that the Climate Conference had been an extremely challenging conference. According to Antonio Guterres, the approved…