A Canadian geologist kidnapped earlier this week in Burkina Faso has been found dead, the country’s security ministry said Thursday. Kirk Woodman was abducted by gunmen late Tuesday from a remote gold mine in the country’s northeast region. His body wa…
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Amid Disputes over Early Results in Congolese Elections, Parties Must Pursue Country’s First Peaceful Transfer of Power, Security Council Told
Despite varied disputes over preliminary voting results in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, all stakeholders must remain steadfast in pursuing peace ahead of the nation’s first ever democratic transfer of power after decades of conflict, the Secur…
Read MoreGabon Closes Border With Cameroon After Failed Coup Attempt
Gabon has closed border crossings with Cameroon since Monday’s attempted coup against President Ali Bongo, halting trade and leaving Gabonese unable to return home. Goods and passengers destined for Gabon are stranded in Cameroon’s border town of Kioss…
Read MoreCameroon’s English-Speaking Areas Becoming Deserted
KUMBO, CAMEROON Towns and villages in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone regions are being deserted as battles rage between separatists and the country’s military. The fighting intensified after President Paul Biya’s New Year’s message in which he insisted …
Read MoreFROM THE FIELD: Powering up health care in Sub-Saharan Africa
Solar power is helping make universal healthcare a reality in places where unreliable power supplies regularly affect access to vital services, and can out people’s lives at risk, thanks to support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).G…
Read MoreWorld Leaders Stress Need to Tackle Urgent Emerging Challenges amid Surging Unilateralism, as General Assembly Begins Seventy-Third Session
Multilateralism Only Viable Response, Assembly President Says, as Secretary-General Hails Peace Efforts in Horn of Africa, Korean PeninsulaAmid the backdrop of rising unilateralism and large-scale migration, world leaders attending the General Assembly…
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