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Amina Mohammed says under-representation holds back conflict-tackling and improving health and living standards

The African Union (AU) has gradually reduced its troop numbers in Somalia since late 2017, from a peak of over 22,000 to about 14,000 today. Another 4,000 AU peacekeepers are scheduled to withdraw by the end of September and the entire AU Transition Mission in Somalia is scheduled to leave…

Since late May, the military Junta has been cracking down on VPNs to disrupt the free news flow. Besides online isolation, arrests and fines are also the price to pay.

Israeli air strikes and clashes between troops and Palestinian militants rocked Gaza on Wednesday, as Israel's army warned it had readied an "offensive" against the Lebanese Hezbollah movement on the country's northern front.

Authorities say a bulk carrier has sunk in the Red Sea after being attacked by Houthi rebels

In the run-up to the Paris Olympics, Louis Vuitton celebrated the beauty of humanity in a star-studded menswear showcase at UNESCO in Paris

Iran-backed militant group fired more than a dozen projectiles into northern Israel, says Israeli army, day after Israel warned of ‘total war’ with group

For the second time running, the far-right National Rally came out top in European elections in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. As France heads back to the polls to elect its parliament, analysts say voters in the Caribbean island are looking to punish the ruling parties for failing to…

Egypt forcibly returned 800 Sudanese detainees in first three months of this year, Amnesty International reports