Day: December 5, 2021
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UNHCR Sudan Factsheet, October 2021
Sudan hosts 1.1 million refugees and more than 3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Recently, it saw new displacements from…
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Morocco foils smuggling of about 9 tonnes of cannabis
RABAT— Moroccan police have foiled an attempt to smuggle 8.99 tonnes of cannabis near Casablanca, the police said Saturday in…
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UN extends mandate for int’l forces fighting piracy off coast of Somalia
UNITED NATIONS— The United Nations (UN) Security Council renewed for an additional three months its authorization for states and regional…
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Vote count starts in The Gambia presidential election
BANJUL— Polls have closed in The Gambia after citizens cast their vote for president in a tightly fought race seen…
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Ethiopia closes schools to boost civil war effort
ADDIS ABABA— Ethiopian authorities have closed all secondary schools so pupils can harvest crops for those on the frontline of…
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