African Union proposes 7,500-strong force to counter Nigeria-based armed group amid rising cross border attacks. The African Union has called for a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to defeat the "horrendous" rise of the Nigerian armed group Boko Haram, AU Commission Chief Nkosazana Dlam...

Mogadishu, 16 October 2014 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, condemned last night’s bomb attack outside a popular restaurant in Mogadishu resulting in the death and injury of many people.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced this week that the repatriation of Ivorian refugees in Liberia has been restarted. Repatriation activity was halted as a result of the Ebola outbreak that engulfed the country. Adrian Edwards, spokesperson for the UNHCR, said t...

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 ...

With the number of dog-bite cases registering an increase in Yangon Region, the Ministry of Health and Sports will soon open centres for treating dog bites. The centres will be opened in Yangon initially, and thereafter, in Mandalay and other states and regions. According to official statistics, ...

In a few hours, longtime Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh's presidential term will expire. But he is clinging to power as troops from regional powers reportedly amass at the border. International and regional powers are demanding that Jammeh step down and make way for his rival, businessman Adama Barr...