Africa

H.E. Mr. Adama Barrow, President

During our difficult times, ‘we knew we had friends,’ says Gambian President Barrow

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Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, addresses the general debate of the 72nd Session of the General Assembly. UN Photo/Cia Pak

All nations should embrace their sovereignty, US President tells world leaders at UN Assembly

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President Muhammad Buhari of Nigeria addresses the General Assembly’s annual general debate. UN Photo/Cia Pak

International solidarity key to address global challenges, urges Nigerian President Buhari

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of the Republic of Liberia addresses the General Assembly’s annual general debate. UN Photo/Cia Pak

Upcoming elections will signal Liberia on ‘irreversible course’ towards democracy, President Sirleaf tells UN

UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director-General José Graziano da Silva in Uganda. Vegetable and crop seeds are provided to refugees to kick-start their food production. Photo: FAO/Anita Tibasaaga

UN agriculture chief says Uganda 'leading example' of sustainable refugee response

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (left) and UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka lead high-level mission to Mugunga Camp for internally displaced people, in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Photo: UN News/Lulu Gao

Wrapping up Africa trip, UN deputy chief vows to ensure displaced women return home in dignity

Arthur Musah

Naija Beta: A look at diaspora Africans finding their place back home

On World AIDS Day, people in Nigeria took a walk in the Asokoro neighbourhood of Abuja to increase HIV/AIDS awareness in the general public. Photo: UNAIDS

AIDS-related deaths decline; 19.5 million people on life-saving treatment – UN report

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Au Kenya, un éleveur avec ses bœufs qui ont survécu à la sécheresse. Les deux tiers de son cheptel ont été décimés. Photo: FAO/Tony Karumba

FAO issues alert over third consecutive failed rainy season, worsening hunger in East Africa

Number of people needing humanitarian assistance on the rise

l'Île Maurice. Photo: UNDP

Mauritius Marshall Plan aims to eradicate poverty and exclusion

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UN Photo/Marco Dormino

World poverty could be cut in half if all adults completed secondary education

Avec plus de 15 millions de réfugiés et de personnes déplacées à l’intérieur de leur pays, l’Afrique abrite près de 25 % du nombre total de personnes ayant dû fuir leur foyer dans le monde. © UN/ Eskinder Debebe

Africa Takes the Lead to Support Refugees and their Hosts with Long-Term Solutions

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