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United States President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear agreement has been met with a flurry of diplomatic responses, including concerns expressed by the African Union. Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the AU Commission, released a statement Wednesday in support of the July 2015 agreement, known…

The African nations on the United Nations Security Council voted in favor Tuesday of Russia’s resolution on the chemical weapons situation in Syria which – along with one introduced by the United States – failed to pass. It was the latest in the long struggle to achieve consensus and act…

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says his nation supports United Nations Security Council reforms that would expand representation of nations in the developing world, including Africans. His remarks came alongside Moussa Faki Mahamat, head of the African Union (AU) Commission, during a press conference following Lavrov’s visit to AU headquarters…

Somalia’s President Mohamed Farmaajo and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said Saturday they want the United Nations Security Council to reconsider the African Union troop drawdown and transition to Somali security forces authorized under last year’s Resolution 2372. Their position was decided at a summit of the Troop…

Another attack in the Central African Republic has claimed the lives of six aid workers, including one humanitarian worker with the United Nations Children’s Fund. “All of us at UNICEF are deeply saddened and shocked by the killing of our colleague, along with five other education workers who were attacked…

Protesters are marching for change in Togo, where President Faure Gnassingbé has held office since 2005 after following a father who had been in office since 1967. Human trafficking in Libya has shocked the conscience of the world, while Islamic extremists across the Sahel remain a grave security concern. Last…

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta of Mali canceled his trip to the African Union summit in Addis Ababa on Saturday, heading instead to the site of Thursday’s civilian bus bombing near Boni – even as news came that 14 Malian soldiers died when gunmen stormed their camp in a fresh attack…

It’s the time of year when the world’s 2.3 billion Christians, alongside those of other faith affiliations warmed by the Christmas tradition, turn toward the city of Bethlehem. Among them are millions of believers across the African continent whose fast-growing faith is centered on the Church of the Nativity and…

The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court appealed Tuesday for action from the United Nations Security Council on the outstanding warrants for Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir. Bashir is wanted under warrants issued by the court in 2009 and 2010, relating to alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity…

Egypt and Senegal are among at least eight members of the United Nations Security Council calling immediately for an emergency meeting, following Wednesday’s announcement by President Donald Trump that the U.S. will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and plan to move its embassy. The UNSC members’ response came…

The head of the United Nations Office against Terrorism told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that countering the threat of foreign terrorist fighters returning from Iraq and Syria requires international cooperation. More than 40,000 combatants from over 110 countries had joined terrorist groups fighting in Syria and Iraq, with…

The death toll in Somalia has now reached more than 300 people following the worst bomb attack to ever happen in the Horn of Africa nation. The massive truck bomb that exploded Sunday at the KM5 junction in Soobe, one of the busiest areas of Mogadishu, also left hundreds of…