Tag: United Nations
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🇱🇷 🇸🇴 🇨🇩 Africa Has a Seat at the Table — But Not a Permanent One
Africa has three elected members on the UN Security Council in 2026, but no permanent seat or veto. As African leaders renew calls for reform, the debate is increasingly focused on whether the global security system still reflects the geopolitical realities of the 21st century.
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🇪🇹 Ethiopia Celebrates Meskel as Northern Tensions Raise Fears of Renewed Conflict
Ethiopia celebrated Meskel in Addis Ababa amid renewed concerns over security in the country’s north. Tens of thousands gathered for the traditional Demera ceremony as religious and government leaders called for national unity and peaceful coexistence following reports of renewed fighting and rising tensions.
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🇺🇳 UN Tensions Rise as Israeli Ambassador Confronts Iranian Delegation During General Assembly
panafrican.email Africa Intelligence Center Global Affairs • Key Actors Who’s Who A factual profile of the principal governments, political leaders, diplomats, international institutions and technology actors involved in the current Israel–Iran diplomatic confrontation at the United Nations. Israel Government & UN Mission Iran Government & UN Delegation United States Military & Diplomatic Actor United Nations…
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🇬🇳 Guinean Diaspora Protest Mamadi Doumbouya During UN General Assembly in New York
Members of Guinea’s diaspora staged competing demonstrations in New York during the 81st UN General Assembly, with opponents of Mamadi Doumbouya protesting around the Waldorf Astoria and Dag Hammarskjold Plaza while supporters also mobilized.
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🇺🇳 Gaddafi at the UN: The Speech That Challenged the Global Health and Pharmaceutical System
By Panafrican.email On September 23, 2009, Libyan leader Muammar Al-Qadhafi delivered one of the most unconventional speeches of the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Speaking in New York, Qadhafi used his appearance before the world’s premier international diplomatic institution to challenge the structure of the United Nations, the authority of the Security…
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🇺🇳 UN Probe: Foreign Support and Drones Are Transforming Sudan’s War
A United Nations fact-finding mission says foreign weapons, military technology, fighters and logistical networks are helping sustain Sudan’s war and increasing the ability of both sides to conduct long-range drone strikes. Reuters reported that the UN mission said more than 1,000 people were killed in drone strikes during the first five months of…
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🇺🇳 UN panel urges states to confront slavery’s legacy with reparations
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has urged governments to adopt comprehensive reparations for people of African descent, citing legal obligations under international convention to address the enduring systemic racism caused by the transatlantic slave trade. • The committee rejected arguments that historical time limits accountability, demanding concrete actions including financial compensation, restitution, and…
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🇭🇹 Haiti at a Crossroads: Can Security, Elections and National Unity Put the Country Back on Track?
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — August 21, 2026 — Haiti is approaching one of the most consequential moments in its modern history. After years of political instability, gang violence, displacement and economic hardship, the country is attempting to build a pathway back toward constitutional government and democratic elections. But the road ahead remains extremely difficult. Haiti is…
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UN Human Rights Council condemns escalating violence in Sudan’s el-Obeid
The top United Nations human rights body, on Monday, approved without a vote a measure that condemns the escalating violence by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and its allies in and around the city of el-Obeid in the North Kordofan region as the war in the African country continues into its fourth year.