US Cautious Over Claims Key IS African Leader Is Dead

Claims from Nigeria that the leader of one of the fastest-growing Islamic State terror group affiliates is dead are being met with extreme caution in the United States. Officials at…

In NE Nigeria, Cuts to Food Rations Loom as UN Agency Runs Out of Cash

The World Food Program warns it will be forced to cut food rations for half-a-million people suffering from acute hunger in northeast Nigeria unless it receives urgently needed funding. Millions…

UN Recap: October 10-15, 2021

Editor’s note: Here is a fast take on what the international community has been up to this past week, as seen from the United Nations perch. * U.N. Secretary-General Antonio…

US rejoins UN Human Rights Council years after walk-out

Published by Al-Araby The United Nations General Assembly elected 18 new members of the UN’s top rights body, with countries kicking off their three-year council term from January 1 and…

U.S. elected back to U.N. Human Rights Council after Trump era

Published by Reuters By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday elected the United States to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, more than three years after…

New Malaria Vaccine to Benefit Hundreds of Thousands of African Children

The World Health Organization’s endorsement of the world’s first malaria vaccine marks a major advance against the mosquito-borne illness, which kills some 265,000 children in Africa annually. Bitrus Yusuf pours…

US Donates 17 Million J&J Doses to African Union

The United States is donating 17 million doses of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine to the African Union, bringing the total American donation to the continent to 67 million…

Pan African Film Festival Begins in Burkina Faso

The Pan-African Film Festival of Ouagadougou returns to Burkina Faso this weekend after being canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One Burkinabe director, who has made a film…

University of Benin UNIBEN JUPEB Admission Form 2021/2022

Published by TDPel Media Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the University of Benin UNIBEN. About UNIBEN JUPEB Programme The Programme leads to the award of…

VOA Interview: US Ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield returned to public service earlier this year when President Joe Biden nominated her to be the representative of the United States to the United Nations. The veteran…