For the past nine months, Liberia has used its experiences of prolonged armed conflict to serve as a principled voice in United Nations debates about the humanitarian consequences of a number of the most intractable geopolitical crises – from Gaza and Sudan to Ukraine and Iran. Yet, hidden beneath this virtuous veneer lies a troubling contradiction. As my country prepares to assume the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) in December as a non-permanent member, it is flouting our Constitution and contravening UN conventions by hosting deportees expelled from the United States. end of list A year before…
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By Rédaction Africanews with AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday as conditions in Gaza remained dire for more than two million Palestinians living in the Strip, nearly three years after the war began. It’s been a year since a ceasefire brokered by United States President Donald Trump and Arab allies promised to end the war in Gaza and rebuild the devastated territory. The agreement halted major military operations, freed all remaining hostages and increased humanitarian access. But it has failed to deliver on larger promises of a new Palestinian…
By Rédaction Africanews This year’s powerful El Nino and the record global heat it’s driving, along with severe droughts, wildfires and shrinking water supplies, could lead to nearly half a million more deaths worldwide by the end of February, according to a research report released om Wednesday. The grim warning by the University of Chicago-based Climate Impact Lab says that as many as 451,000 more heat-related deaths between June and the end of February could be attributed to El Nino, compared with heat deaths expected in a typical year. The heaviest toll, the group says, is expected in poorer countries,…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Spanish police discovered 28 undocumented migrants hiding in flats in Ceuta, weeks after more than 70,000 people entered the Spanish territory from Morocco. The flats did not meet adequate hygiene and habitability standards, with some in a building under construction with no water or electricity supply, according to Spanish police. Three people were arrested and three minors referred to support services. Ceuta has been embroiled in a humanitarian crisis for several weeks. Most of the people who reached the enclave in late July returned shortly after, but thousands have remained in often deplorable conditions as…
By Rédaction Africanews A year after igniting protests that forced the president from power, Madagascar’s Gen Z activists say they feel betrayed by a new government they accuse of resorting to the same old tactics. The young protesters were euphoric when they were joined by soldiers from the Capsat military unit in October last year, a turning point in weeks of anti-government demonstrations. President Andry Rajoelina fled the Indian Ocean island and the military seized power, swearing in Capsat commander Colonel Michael Randrianirina as interim leader on October 17. It brought an end to unrest that claimed at least 22…
By Kwabena Adu-Gyamfi Nearly four years after a peace agreement ended Ethiopia’s devastating war in Tigray, fighting has erupted again. Tigrayan forces have seized control of airports in the northern region and clashes have been reported in Tigray and neighbouring Afar and Amhara, according to Ethiopian officials. Tigrayan authorities say they are responding to attacks by federal forces, while the federal government has described the Tigrayan military action as an offensive. Both sides have accused the other of triggering the latest escalation. The renewed fighting has shattered the relative calm that followed the November 2022 peace agreement and raised concerns…
By Reuters The Democratic Republic of the Congo followed up their World Cup exploits with a 2-0 home win over Equatorial Guinea on the opening day of the group qualifiers for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations. Captain Chancel Mbemba headed home the opening goal in the fourth minute, and Yoane Wissa added a second 18 minutes from time in Kinshasa on Thursday, although the scoreline might have been more emphatic after they twice struck the woodwork and also had two efforts ruled offside. end of list It was the first game for the Congolese after advancing through the first…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Niger’s government said Wednesday it has signed a new agreement with the Madaouela Mining Company (MAMICO) to relaunch a uranium mining project in the north of the country. The junta that has ruled the west African country since a military coup in 2023 advocates sovereignty over the country’s mineral resources, including uranium. MAMICO is 60% owned by the Australian Atomic Eagle group and 40% by the Niger government. “The agreement provides, among other things, for the payment of an initial fee of $10 million, capacity-building for the mining administration, local development and the creation of…
By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Sudanese activists and journalists have criticised the United States over reports that Washington has withheld a visa from army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan before the United Nations General Assembly in an apparent bid to pressure him into accepting a ceasefire proposal. Activists took to social media on Wednesday to slam the reported move as “political pressure”, arguing that access to the UN should not be used to influence Khartoum’s position on Sudan’s three-year civil war. end of listNeither the Sudanese government nor the US Department of State has commented on the reports. General…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Nigeria and the United States have agreed to “deepen American investment” in the mining sector of Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria’s minerals ministry said Thursday. The accord comes as US President Donald Trump has slashed foreign aid and instead prioritised investment deals, especially in Africa, where Chinese firms have deeper roots. Dele Alake, Nigeria’s minister for solid minerals, and Christopher Landau, US deputy secretary of state, signed the “framework for American investment in Nigeria’s $700 billion mineral resources” Wednesday in New York, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the ministry said. Many…