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African Union urged to release S.Sudan atrocity probe A top African Union official who led an inquiry into atrocities in war-torn South Sudan warned that ignoring its recommendations would help the guilty to evade justice.
31 January 2015
UN Security Council to meet on Yemen crisis The UN Security Council will hold closed-door meetings Monday on the crisis that has left Yemen in a political vacuum.
26 January 2015
WHO pledges reforms as it admits Ebola mistakes The World Health Organization's chief admitted the UN agency had been caught napping on Ebola and pledged reforms to avoid similar mistakes in future.
26 January 2015
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev. ©akorda.kz Nazarbayev expresses condolence over death of Saudi Arabian King President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has expressed condolences over the death of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah.
25 January 2015
Saudi King Abdullah dies, Salman is new ruler Saudi Arabia's elderly King Abdullah died and was replaced by his half-brother Salman as the absolute ruler of the world's top oil exporter.
23 January 2015
UN Security Council condemns Yemen attack, backs president The UN Security Council condemned an attack by Huthi rebels on Yemen's presidential palace and voiced strong support for President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi.
21 January 2015
World Bank trims estimate of Ebola economic cost The World Bank trimmed its estimates of the economic damage of the Ebola epidemic.
21 January 2015
UN still awaiting Kabila go-ahead for DR Congo offensive The United Nations is still waiting for President Joseph Kabila to sign off on a joint military plan to drive out rebels from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
17 January 2015
Nigeria police warn against election violence Nigeria's police chief warned politicians and their supporters against violence before next month's presidential election.
13 January 2015
IMF pressed to cancel debts of Ebola-hit countries The International Monetary Fund is under mounting pressure to cancel the debts of the three poor West African countries hit hardest by Ebolaю
31 December 2014
Jennifer Lawrence. ©REUTERS Jennifer Lawrence, 'Hunger Games' stars team up in Ebola video Jennifer Lawrence says she'd be fine if she got Ebola, in a video that encourages Americans to focus more on West Africans far more likely to die from the dreaded virus.
31 December 2014
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde. ©REUTERS IMF policies criticised over Ebola outbreak IMF policies left healthcare systems in the African countries worst affected by Ebola underfunded and lacking doctors, and hampered a coordinated response to the outbreak.
22 December 2014
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev. ©Turar Kazangapov Nazarbayev sends condolences to Pakistan's President over terrorist attack Nursultan Nazarbayev has sent a telegram to President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain with condolences over the terrorist attack in Pakistan’s city of Peshawar.
19 December 2014
Sierra Leone cancels Christmas as Ebola crisis deepens Sierra Leone said it was banning any public Christmas celebrations as the spiralling caseload of Ebola infections continues to spread alarm.
13 December 2014
Madagascar's parliament votes to end death penalty Lawmakers in Madagascar have voted to abolish the death penalty, a move hailed as "historic" by the European Union.
13 December 2014
Teens turn to text messages for AIDS advice in Zambia The questions teenagers ask about HIV are brutally honest, anonymous -- and sent in 160 characters or less over mobile phone text messages.
02 December 2014
Tunisia presidential runoff likely after 'historic' vote Tunisia's incumbent President Moncef Marzouki appeared set for a runoff vote against an anti-Islamist party ex-premier.
24 November 2014
ECOWAS trains health workers to fight Ebola West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS said on Sunday it will train 150 health workers this week to help tackle the deadly Ebola disease in the worst hit countries.
24 November 2014
'At least 8 dead, 24 missing' in Morocco storms At least eight people were killed and 24 were missing as heavy storms lashed southern Morocco, causing flash floods.
24 November 2014
IMF, World Bank policies may share blame in Ebola crisis Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, had just called for an increase in the country's budget deficit so that it could battle Ebola.
19 November 2014
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