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Wildlife. UN Photo/E Darroch

Funding shortfall threatens UN efforts to counter El Niño-exacerbated drought in southern Africa

Signing of the Libyan Political Agreement in Skhirat, Morocco, 17 December 2015. Photo: UNSMIL

As Libyan parties delay naming unity government, UN urges steps to end political divisions

On 29 May, Centia, 12, walks barefoot across dusty ground in Kirundo Province, Burundi. Photo credit: UNICEF/UNI186074/Nijimbere

‘Alarming’ new patterns of violations emerging in Burundi – UN rights chief

Africa human rights

Countless schools have been destroyed by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria since 2009. Photo: Mohammad Ibrahim/IRIN

Terrorism remains major threat in West Africa despite electoral progress – senior UN official

Africa terrorism

A child who lost members of his family to the Ebola virus plays at the Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA) Child Care Centre in Nzérékoré, Guinea. UN Photo/Martine Perret

West Africa declared free of Ebola transmission, but UN health agency warns new flare-ups possible

Africa Africa ebola disease

Cameroon military on the lookout for Boko Haram militants in the Far North Kolofata community, along the border with Nigeria. Photo: Monde Kingsley Nfor/IRIN

UN chief condemns deadly suicide bombing at mosque in Cameroon

Voting takes place on 30 December 2015 in elections in the Central African Republic. Photo: MINUSCA

Final provisional results for legislative polls in Central African Republic announced – UN mission

Africa Central African Republic

The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) preparing to undertake another mission delivering aid. Photo: UNDP/Nicolas Meulders

Donor support helps UN agency continue Humanitarian Air Service across Sudan

A view of the old town of Benghazi, Libya. Photo: UNSMIL/Iason Athanasiadis

Libya: senior UN relief official condemns attacks on Benghazi power plant