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Environmentalists are warning that the demand for charcoal in Somalia is fueling desertification and drought. 

The U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification, known as UNCCD, says an estimated 8.2 million trees were cut down for charcoal in Somalia between 2011 and …

The United Nations is urging reforms that make it easier for migrants to send money back to their home countries, as it observes its annual International Day of Family Remittances.

“Migrants have shown their continued commitment to their families and …

French forces in Mali have captured a man they describe as a "high-ranking fighter of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara" (EIGS), the French military said Wednesday.

Dadi Ould Chouaib, also known as Abou Dardar, was arrested June 11 …

June 15, 2021 (JUBA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday signed an agreement with South Sudan to provide meals to more than 530,000 children in schools across the country.

The WFP deputy country director for South Sudan, …

June 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Arab League on Tuesday voiced "grave concern" about the Ethiopian government’s plans to fill unilaterally the giant dam and called on the Security Council to broker a solution for the dispute.

In an extraordinary …

June 15, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok pledged on Tuesday to address the obstacles that prevented the implementation of measures necessary to reduce the severe effects of economic reforms.

In response to popular protests rejecting tough reforms …

June 14, 2021 (JUBA) - A total of 135 Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have received UN medals for their outstanding service in Jonglei state and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area.

The mission, …

June 14, 2021 (JUBA) - The South Sudanese mediation hinted they could suspend negotiations between the Sudanese government and the SPLM-N al-Hilu if the two parties did not reach a framework agreement on Tuesday.

The parties were supposed to sign …

About 1,340 returnees in the Alali area of Akobo County, Jonglei State, remain without food and access to basic healthcare services, a month after they arrived from the Pinyudo refugee camp in Ethiopia.

The returnees, mainly women and children, started …