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TRIPOLI, Xinhua: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday said that 414 migrants were intercepted off the coast of Libya in the past week. “From June 1 to 7,…

NAIROBI, Xinhua: Countries in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes regions on Monday renewed their commitment to curbing the flow of illicit small and light weapons and advancing…

TUNIS, Xinhua: A humanitarian convoy named Soumoud, meaning “steadfastness” in Arabic, departed from the Tunisian capital Tunis on Monday, with a goal to challenge the Israeli blockade of the Gaza…

GENEVA, Xinhua: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has said  that he was “profoundly disturbed” by the U.S. government’s decision to impose sanctions on judges of the International…

GOOBJOOG NEWS | ADDIS ABABA: The African Union Commission (AUC) has voiced concern over a new travel ban announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, urging Washington to adopt a more…

N’DJAMENA, Reuters: Chad suspended visa issuance to U.S. citizens on Thursday after its nationals were included in a U.S. travel ban targeting 12 countries, President Idriss Deby said in a Facebook post.…

GOOBJOOG NEWS/Agencies | MOGADISHU: Somalia is among 12 countries targeted by a new U.S. travel ban signed by former President Donald Trump, in a policy that critics say unfairly singles…

JUBA, Xinhua: More than 165,000 people have fled increasing tensions and conflict in South Sudan in the past three months to seek safety both within the country and across borders,…

KAMPALA, Reuters: An explosion killed two suspected rebels including a female suicide bomber near a Roman Catholic shrine in Uganda’s capital Kampala on Tuesday morning, but no other people were…