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United Nations warns of ‘genocide’ in Central African Republic, parliament seeks new leader

Ade Adewale — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 02:24:21 +0000

The UN has warned that bloodshed in the Central African Republic could turn into genocide as horrors continue to unfold in the country where parliament is preparing to choose a new leader. Violence in the highly unstable country has not let up despite…

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UN says 935,000 flee conflict in Central Africa

Ade Adewale — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 13:15:38 +0000

The number of people uprooted by conflict in the Central African Republic is nearing one million, with half of the residents of the capital Bangui driven from their homes, the United Nations said on Friday. "The humanitarian situation in the Central…

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Syria ‘unlikely’ to meet chemical deadline: UN

Adewale Ade — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 00:52:14 +0000

Syria is "unlikely" to meet a December 31 deadline to move its most dangerous chemical arms out of the country, the United Nations acknowledged for the first time Saturday. The UN and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said…

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UN peacekeeper reinforcements start arriving in S.Sudan

Adewale Ade — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 06:43:52 +0000

The first UN peacekeeping reinforcements arrived Friday in South Sudan, where the government is said to have agreed an immediate ceasefire after nearly two weeks of heavy fighting with rebels. Seventy-two members of a police contingent, moved from the…

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