Africa
Britain appoints first ambassador to Somalia in 21 years (02.02.2012)
(Source:The Daily Star)
Britain appointed Thursday its first ambassador to war-torn Somalia for 21 years, with an embassy to open in anarchic Mogadishu when the security situation allows, officials said.
Kabila party loses seats in Congo parliament – results (02.02.2012)
(Source:Reuters AlertNet)
Democratic Republic of Congo’s ruling party has lost more than 40 percent of its legislative seats to rivals but will remain the largest bloc in parliament, according to full results from a Nov. 28 vote released on Thursday.
New report of the Secretary-General on the UN Operation (02.02.2012)
(Source:S/2011/807)
The report covers major developments since the report of 24 June 2011 (S/2011/387), including the holding of the legislative elections.
UNAMID chief told to avoid unnecessary contact with Bashir (01.02.2012)
(Source:Sudan Tribune)
The United Nations on Wednesday disclosed that it asked the head of the Darfur Peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) Ibrahim Gambari to avoid repeating unnecessary encounters with the Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir.
Kiir explains South Sudan’s refusal to sign oil deal with Khartoum (01.02.2012)
(Source:Sudan Tribune)
South Sudan president, Salva Kiir Mayradit, on Tuesday told fellow heads of state at the (AU) summit that his country refused to sign a proposed deal on oil with neighboring Sudan because the deal failed to comprehensively address the fundamental causes of the crisis.
Guinea-Bissau free of all known anti-personnel mines (01.02.2012)
(Source:Reliefweb)
Guinea-Bissau has become the latest country to declare that it has cleared all known mined areas according to its obligations under the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or Ottawa Convention. … The landmine problem in Guinea-Bissau dated as far back as the 1963-1974 liberation war with additional landmines and explosive remnants of war laid during the 1998-1999 civil war and the March 2006 Casamance conflict.
UN disarmament operation continues near Abidjan (01.02.2012)
(Source:UN News)
A United Nations voluntary disarmament operation began today in a suburb north of the Ivorian city of Abidjan, aiming to collect illegal weapons still in circulation among the civilian population. The operation, conducted by the UN Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) and national authorities, is part of a wider national campaign which began in June … .
UN condemns Al-Shabab's ban on ICRC (31.01.2012)
(Source:Reliefweb)
The UN has expressed concern over a ban by Somalia's Al-Shabab insurgents on aid distributions by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia saying the move would reverse gains made in the country's food security. … The ICRC was one of the last aid agencies operating in areas under Al-Shabab’s control.
UN mission hails new strategy to defeat Congo militia groups (31.01.2012)
(Source:VOA News)
The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is welcoming as a positive step a U.S. military strategy to defeat armed insurgents in the Great Lakes region.
UN mission hails new strategy to defeat Congo militia groups (31.01.2012)
(Source:VOA News)
The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) is welcoming as a positive step a U.S. military strategy to defeat armed insurgents in the Great Lakes region.