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After missile test, US considers sanctioning Iran

    After missile test, US considers sanctioning Iran

The United States (US) says it has put Iran “on notice” after it conducted a failed missile test. On Sunday, Iran tested a medium-range missile, which the US considered a

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OOPS! 201m people ‘to be jobless’ in 2017

    OOPS! 201m people ‘to be jobless’ in 2017

António Guterres, UN secretary-general, has expressed concern that at least 201 million people will be jobless in 2017, with additional 2.7 million people in 2018. In his message to the

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3 Nigerians, 1 Kenyan killed in Cameroon

    3 Nigerians, 1 Kenyan killed in Cameroon

An armed group attacked a UN technical monitoring team in Koncha, a village near the Nigeria-Cameroon border on Tuesday, killing five persons, including three Nigerians and a Kenyan. The deceased

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Trump to cut off funding to UN agencies

    Trump to cut off funding to UN agencies

The administration of President Donald Trump is planning to stop funding any United Nations (UN) agency that promotes “the performance of abortion or sterilisation as a method of family planning”.

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Senegalese troops break into Gambia

  Senegalese troops break into Gambia

In a move to oust Yahya Jammeh, who is refusing to quit his position as president of The Gambia, Senegalese

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Shettima apologises to UN, says ‘you were there during our darkest hours’

  Shettima apologises to UN, says ‘you were there during our darkest hours’

Kashim Shettima, governor of Borno state, has apologised to the United Nations (UN) for accusing its aid agencies of misusing

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Guterres, 9th UN secretary-general, takes charge

  Guterres, 9th UN secretary-general, takes charge

António Guterres,9th secretary-general of the United Nations, has assumed office. He succeeds Ban Ki-moon, who left on Saturday, after completing

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11 Gambian ambassadors ask Jammeh to quit

  11 Gambian ambassadors ask Jammeh to quit

Eleven serving ambassadors of The Gambia have called on President Yahya Jammeh to quit and hand over power to President-elect Adama

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Water and sanitation ‘getting worse’ as population of Lagos increases

  Water and sanitation ‘getting worse’ as population of Lagos increases

Leo Heller, UN human rights expert, has called for increased funding for water and sanitation in the 2017 budget of

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UN envoy describes terrorism as business under the cover of war

  UN envoy describes terrorism as business under the cover of war

Zainab Bangura, special representative of the UN secretary-general, said when stripped of the cover of politics and religion, “terrorism is

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