RANGOON — Burma’s national census agency says that as of Sunday, 85 percent of the country’s estimated population had participated in the census, which ends on Thursday. However, critics have questioned the accuracy of the data, particularly concerning religion. “We will finish collecting census ...

The man who won The Gambia's disputed election says he will be sworn in as president at the country's embassy in neighbouring Senegal. The message, posted on Adama Barrow's social media accounts, invited the general public to attend the ceremony. Last-ditch efforts by regional leaders to convince ...

Burma Army leader Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing and Aung San Suu Kyi held talks on Monday for the second time since the National League for Democracy (NLD) chairwoman and her party emerged victorious in a Nov. 8 general election, according to the commander-in-chief’s office. Also present for Monday’s m...

Joint Press Release by the European Union, UNHCR and IOM

UNHCR is supporting thousands of displaced Congolese to return from exile as relative calm returns to their homeland.

Violence by armed groups has uprooted more than 250,000 people since 2017 in Cabo Delgado, with many living in dire conditions as they seek safety

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the escalating humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, as the recent surge in violence by non-state armed groups continues to force thousands of people to flee towards southern districts in search of safety.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned about the escalating humanitarian crisis in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, as the recent surge in violence by non-state armed groups continues to force thousands of people to flee towards southern districts in search of safety.

I was still a student when I started visiting the Central African national radio, in order to record messages about the unity of humanity and the unity of religion, two of the basic principles of my Baha’i faith. When I finished high school, I became one of the “Emperor’s girls”, a group of 15 women...