In Focus
Peace and Security
This beat covers conflict resolution, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding activities; women’s involvement in peace and security; and efforts by individuals and governments to finally ‘Silence the Guns’ in Africa.
Caught in the crossfire: The human toll of conflict in eastern DRC
DRC
WFP calls for international intervention as displacement and hunger reach crisis levels.
Major-General Anita Asmah of Ghana appointed as UN’s first African woman Force Commander
Ghana
She will lead UNDOF that is mandated with maintaining ceasefire between Israel and Syria.
Making the ‘Pact for the Future’ a Pact for Peace
peace
The urgent need for collective action to safeguard peace in an increasingly volatile world.
Maada Bio makes Africa’s strong case for reforms of the UN Security Council
Sierra Leone
In an exclusive interview, the Sierra Leonean President maintains that the Security Council’s current configuration is outdated and does not adequately serve Africa’s interests.
Editor Picks
Deeply diverging recoveries will undermine trust and solidarity and make the world more vulnerable to future crises, including climate change.
UN Secretary-General sets out his vision for the future of global cooperation in a landmark new report.
— Ambassador Martin Kimani, the Permanent Representative of Kenya to the UN and Chair of the Seventh Biennial Meeting of States.
—Benedict Okey Oramah, President of Afreximbank and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the African Union COVID-19 Response Fund.