HISTORICAL FACTS: 62 - The Untold Story

Seven dead in attack on Chibok community in northeast Nigeria

Chibok first came to the limelight when Boko Haram abducted about 200 schoolgirls from the community’s school in 2014.

Al Jazeera · May 4, 2022

UN Chief Calls for Safe Return for Nigeria's Displaced

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for the safe and "dignified" return of people displaced by Nigeria's conflict, as local authorities close camps and urge people to go back to their communities. More than 40,000 people have been killed and around 2.2 million people displaced by over a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 4, 2022

In Nigeria, UN chief welcomes reintegration of extremists

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has lauded Nigerian authorities' efforts to reintegrate repentant Boko Haram militants, saying the initiative is “the best thing we can do for peace.”

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

UN chief Guterres urges West African juntas to return to civilian rule

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged the military juntas in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali to hand power back to civilian rule as soon as possible. He also reminded the world to deliver on "climate emergency" promises.

Radio France Internationale · May 2, 2022

UN Chief Urges Swift Return to Civilian Rule in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali

UN chief Antonio Guterres called Sunday for the military juntas in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali to hand power back to civilians as soon as possible and reminded the world to deliver on "climate emergency" promises. Speaking after meeting Senegalese President Macky Sall in Dakar, he said they had agreed…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 2, 2022

UN chief calls for debt relief, post-COVID investment on W. Africa trip

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged debt relief for African countries and more investment to help their economies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and weather the impacts of the Ukraine war.

Reuters · May 1, 2022

David Pratt: The perils of Russia's changing war in Ukraine

‘A SLICE of intensified history.” The words of John Reed, the great American journalist and socialist activist used to describe his eyewitness…

The National (Scotland) · Apr 30, 2022

For Ukrainian Model UN students, hopes dim for diplomacy

More than 5 million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the war

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2022

US decries Putin's 'depravity'

Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv was hit by more deadly shelling on Saturday while Ukrainian forces made some gains in the surrounding region as Washington slammed the “depravity” of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Bangkok Post · Apr 30, 2022

Russia-Ukraine updates: ‘Risk of nuclear war must be minimised’

Ukraine news from April 30: Russian official says armed conflict between nuclear powers should be prevented.

Al Jazeera · Apr 29, 2022