Sudanese protesters call for end to foreign interference
Sudanese protesters have called for the expulsion of the United Nation’s representative to Sudan and a stop to foreign interference in the country’s internal...
Libya: Some leaders ‘actively hindering progress towards elections’, Security Council hears
Efforts continue to get political leaders in Libya to overcome their differences so that long-awaited presidential and parliamentary elections can finally take place, the...
Africa News Briefs Mali sanctions lifted, France withdraws, but the military regime remains
The stability of the Sahel region of Africa was due to Libya and its leader, the late Muammar Gadhafi. The events that led to...
Rohingya flee Myanmar, land by boat in Indonesia
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia—More than 100 Rohingya Muslims traveling in a boat for more than a month were found along the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh...
Peru’s food crisis grows amid soaring prices and poverty: FAO
Peru has become the most food-insecure country in South America, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO. Some 16.6 million people—more than half the...
The history of British treachery in South Africa
Take up the White Man’s Burden — Send fourth the best ye breed — Go bind your sons to exile To serve your...
Spanish minister under growing pressure over border deaths
BARCELONA, Spain—Spain’s interior minister is coming under increased pressure to be more transparent about how Spanish security forces responded to a June storming of...
Children of African descent ‘not considered children at all’, rights experts charge
In a report issued on November 8, UN human rights experts outline how discrimination affects Black boys and girls worldwide to the extent that...
Sweden: Step up efforts to fight systemic racism, urge UN experts
Sweden should step up efforts to fight systemic racism and focus on strategies to restore trust between police and minority groups, said a UN...
UN ramps up humanitarian appeal for life-saving assistance to 3.4 million Sri Lankans
Amidst Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since independence, the UN on November 8 revised its joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan, appealing for...