External Relations

UNHCR Appeals for $35.6 Million in Responce to Humanitarian Crisis in Mali

UNHCR issued an appeal for US$35.6 million to respond to the growing humanitarian crisis surrounding the new rebel insurgency that broke out in northern Mali ... Full story

Women among candidates in Senegalese presidential elections

There are two women among the 14 candidates contesting the first round of Senegalese presidential elections that will be held on Feb. 26. But according ... Full story

World Leaders Pledge Help for Somalia

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the international community to heed the "cries for peace" of the Somali people and help them overcome decades of instability ... Full story

U.S. Troops Continue Manhunt for Joseph Kony in Africa

Despite President Obama's deployment of 100 American troops to aid the manhunt for Joseph Kony, US officials admit that the Lord's Resistance Army rebel leader ... Full story

Somalia Hopeful of London Meeting Over Political Crisis Despite Media Scepticism

With an international meeting aimed at resolving the political crisis in Somalia set to take place Thursday, the local media in this East African nation ... Full story

World's Largest Camp for Somali Refugees in Kenya Enter 20th Year of Existence

The world's largest refugee camp - the Dadaab settlement in eastern Kenya - set up to host tens of thousands of people who fled Somalia ... Full story

Gaddafi still haunts investments in East Africa

Nearly three months since the lifting of sanctions on Libya by the United Nations Security Council, uncertainty surrounds the fate and ownership of businesses owned ... Full story

Rwanda Aims to Turn a Threat Into a Power Supply

The deep waters of Lake Kivu harbour a silent and invisible threat. Vast and growing quantities of methane and carbon dioxide, generated by volcanic activity, ... Full story

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