On World Health Day, US Lacks Funding for Global COVID Response
Without a single dollar of the $5 billion it requested for its global COVID-19 response approved, the Biden administration’s key program to help vaccinate the world is in danger of grinding to a halt.Even as the administration marked World Health Day o…
Read MoreAmid Executions, Forced Disappearances in Mali, Mission Head Tells Security Council Little Progress Made towards Implementing Peace Agreement
A year and half after the military took power by force in Mali, there has been “no notable progress” in implementing the 2015 peace agreement, the top United Nations official in the country told the Security Council today, as delegates called for an in…
Read MoreAnalysts Warn Tunisia Risks Drifting Back to Pre-Revolutionary Era
Political analysts say a quest for ever-greater power by Tunisian President Kais Saied risks sending the nation back to pre-revolutionary times of “strongman” rule.On Wednesday, Saied announced changes regarding the coming legislative elections. Tunisi…
Read MoreFishy Business: Report Details Chinese Fleet’s Illegal Operations in West Africa
It’s the classic postcard image of Ghana: brightly colored, narrow wooden fishing boats pulling into the dock of seaside village, bringing in the daily catch. But increasingly this way of life is under threat, with a new investigation showing how Chine…
Read MoreSomalia: Somaliland launches $2 billion appeal after market inferno
HARGEISHA (Somaliland, Somalia), April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The autonomous Somali region of Somaliland launched an international appeal for $2 billion in aid after a huge fire destroyed the main market in the capital Hargeisa, wiping out hundreds of busi…
Read MoreEU court rules in favour of Mubarak family on assets freeze
LUXEMBOURG, The European Court of Justice ruled in favour of the family of late Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and confirmed the unfreezing of assets blocked over a decade ago.The European Union had decided in March last year to end sanctions it had …
Read MoreSomalia PM orders expulsion of AU envoy; President says order illegal
MOGADISHU, Somalia’s feuding leaders were locked in a new dispute on Thursday after the prime minister ordered the expulsion of the African Union’s envoy to the troubled country.Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble’s office said it had declared Francis…
Read MoreNIHR President receives EU delegation
Manama, National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR)’s President Ali Ahmed Al Derazi received Middle East and North Africa European Union (EU) at the European External Action Service (EEAS) Deputy Director-General Carl Hallergaard. NIHR’s Secretary-Gen…
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