Kismayo, 10 September 2014 - The Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (DSRSG) for Somalia, Fatiha Serour, today visited Kismayo, where she met with the leadership of the Interim Jubba Administration, led by the Deputy IJA Leader Abdulkadir Mohamed Lugadere.

The UN Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Volker Turk, will pay a five-day official working visit to Nigeria from Feb. 18 to 22. This is contained in a statement signed by External Relations Officer, UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Nigeria, Hanson Tamfu in Abuja. It stated th...

Kano, Nigeria | AFP | Tuesday 1/12/2016 - 11:36 GMT Boko Haram gunmen have killed seven people in a raid in northeast Nigeria, a local official and the police told AFP on Tuesday, in the latest attack targeting remote communities. The attack happened on Sunday evening in the town of Madagali, ...

Local support for the so-called West Africa Province of the Islamic State (more commonly referred to as Boko Haram) has always been a nebulous subject. Often measured in terms of recruitment, local support for the organisation has been erratic over time and shaped by various factors. Nonetheless,...

The government is hopeful that enactment of a marine fisheries law will better protect Myanmar citizens who are working in foreign fisheries, especially in Thailand, from exploitation by employers, a senior official said. Union Minister for Labour, Immigration and Population U Thein Swe said the ...

Hpa-an residents who lost their 40 acres of land to a construction project in town’s industrial zone want compensation from the government for the loss of their rubber plantations. Saw Khant Win Aung, had his land confiscated for the construction, said that on January 25, the Karen State Chief Mi...

The Representative of UNHCR in Tunisia, Mazin Abu Shanab, is meeting authorities and civil society in Sfax to discuss the situation of refugees. He will then travel south, on an itinerary that will include visits to Gabes, Medenine and Tataouine.

In late May and June, local and foreign investments created nearly 16,000 new jobs, according to the Directorate of Investment and Companies Administration. Foreign investments created 8,866 jobs in May and 4,415 in June while citizen investments created 1,766 jobs in May and 993 in June. Duri...

The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) is drafting new trade laws to safeguard local producers while promoting exports of domestically-produced goods, Minister of Commerce U Than Myint said. Due to the lack of investments and technology, Myanmar producers face stiff competition from their regional pee...

Le Groupe international de soutien à la République centrafricaine (RCA) s’est réuni à Bangui mercredi, l’occasion d’encourager une nouvelle fois les Centrafricains à se mobiliser pour mettre en œuvre l’accord de paix signé le 6 février 2019 par le gouvernement et 14 groupes armés.