Nigeria to receive bodies of 2 UN fallen peacekeepers as UN transports remains to country
Dec. 23, 2022 Two UN Nigerian fallen peacekeepers killed in Mali will be transported to their country after a memorial service by UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)….
FG lists 100 achievements of in 2021, admits insecurity a major challenge
Dec. 31, 2021 The Federal Government has admitted that its major challenge in the year 2021 has been that of insecurity, but reiterated that the Nigerian military has continued to…
Mali, Guinea: We insist UN, EU, others support imposition of sanctions – OsinbajoÂ
Nov. 9, 2021 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS have insisted that other international bodies- the UN, EU, and…
Three UN peacekeepers killed in 3 days in CAR, Mali
Three peacekeepers were killed and four others injured in separate attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali over the past three days, according to the United Nations. The…
Peacekeeping: UN recognises Nigerian policewoman
CSP Catherine Ugorji of the Nigerian police and serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has been selected by the UN as one of two runners-up…
Mali junta releases two senior govt. officials after U.N visit
Colonel Assimi Goita speaks to the press at the Malian Ministry of Defence in Bamako, Mali, on August 19, 2020 after confirming his position as the president of the National…
U.N team visits detained Mali president, others as coup supporters plan to rally
U.N. human rights officials met overnight with Mali’s ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and other officials who have been held by mutineers since a military coup earlier this week, the…
Boko Haram: Chad makes a U-turn; pledges to keep fighting jihadists
Chad’s government said on Sunday that its army would continue to participate in regional taskforces targeting jihadist groups, as well as the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, following President Idriss…
West African leaders pledge $1 billion to fight Islamist threat
West African leaders have pledged $1 billion to combat the spiraling threat of Islamist militancy in the region, the head of the regional ECOWAS bloc said on Saturday. Groups with…