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Kenya: Intimidation Reports as Voting Nears

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Kenyan authorities should urgently investigate allegations of threats and intimidation between community members in Nakuru county’s Naivasha area, as the August, 2017 elections approaches,...

Over 2 million Kenyans face acute hunger due to drought in...

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Download logoThe International Rescue Committee is concerned about the growing humanitarian needs following months of droughts in parts of Kenya. At the beginning of...

Meeting with the Zambian Minister of Defence

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On 5 March, the Ambassador met with the Zambian Minister of Defence, accompanied by the French Regional Defence Attaché, who was visiting the country. Distributed...

Presence of UN Peacekeepers brings relief and relative security to residents...

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Following recent intercommunal clashes in greater Tonj near Kuajok, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan is continuously patrolling the area and engaging in...

Coronavirus – Africa: COVID-19 halting crucial mental health services in Africa,...

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Download logoCritical funding gaps are halting and disrupting crucial mental health services in Africa, as demand for these services rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic,...

International Organization for Migration (IOM) Alarmed by Return of Migrants to...

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A wooden boat carrying 49 migrants was returned to Libya after becoming stranded in Maltese waters when its engine stopped working.  The International Organization for...

VFS Global expands France visa services network in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Download logoFrance Visa Application Centres launched in four countries across West and East Africa as part of the contracts awarded by the respective Embassies...

Central Mediterranean: European governments are obstructing lifesaving rescues and returning people...

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The international humanitarian medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders (MSF) calls out Italian and other European governments and condemns all actions which...

In Paris, African Leaders call for affordable financing to recover economies...

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Download logoDeveloping country leaders rallied in Paris, highlighting the urgency for reform of the global financial architecture to counteract economic, environmental and social adversities,...

Central African Republic: United Nations expert to conduct visit to assess...

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Download logoThe UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic (CAR), Yao Agbetse, will conduct an official visit...