Humiliating defeat for Britain in United Nations General Assembly over occupation of Chagos archipelago
Britain’s suffered an embarrassing defeat at the United Nations over its continued occupation of a piece of Mauritian territory. Prime Minister of the Indian Ocean state Pravind Jugnauth said before the vote in the General Assembly that not supporting the call for Britain to quit would be an endorsement of colonialism. ends intro Britain’s chief […]
Red Cross calls for all actors, including government to meet expectations of war-weary Central African Republic people
The war-drained population of the Central African Republic has yet to feel the dividend from the tenuous peace deal signed last February. The chief representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the diamond-rich dirt poor nation calls on all actors, including the government, to live up to the expectations of the people. […]