Month: June 2022

Bomb Kills Two Peacekeepers in Mali, UN Says

Two U.N. peacekeepers were killed and two others were injured on Friday after an improvised bomb exploded in central Mali, a spokesman for the MINUSMA mission tweeted.The soldiers were part of the Egyptian contingent of the U.N. peacekeeping mission, a…

Chad Declares ‘Food Emergency’, Urges International Help

Chad on Thursday declared a “food emergency” in the impoverished landlocked country, urging the international community to help.The plea for aid comes before a meeting Friday between the head of the African Union and Russia’s president to discuss grain…

Al-Qaida Affiliate Claims May Attack in Togo

A Mali-based coalition of al-Qaida-aligned militants has claimed responsibility for an attack in Togo last month, the SITE Intelligence monitoring group said Friday.The Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) has been expanding geographically, threat…

African Union Chair Meets Putin to Discuss Food Insecurity

The top African Union official met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine and its effects on Africa. A cutoff in grain exports has heightened food insecurity in many African countries, leaving millions of Africans hung…

Zoom Hires Matthew Saxon as Chief People Officer

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) today announced that Matthew Saxon will join the company as its Chief People Officer, effective immediately. Saxon brings more than 20 years of experience in human resources and people operations. He was most recently the