The UN has launched an investigation into suspected cases of torture by Russian soldiers or mercenaries in Central African Republic after an internal report said at least one civilian had been detained and abused by Russians. A man from the central city of Bambari was held by Russians and repeatedly tortured for five days, according to the ...

The European Union parliament has voted to adopt the EU-Moroccan fisheries deal, enabling EU fishing vessels to operate in the waters off the coast of the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The agreement bypasses the official legal opinion delivered by the European Court of Justice in 2016. ldquo;A new agreement on the legal, environmen ...

Food contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites and toxic chemicals is a mounting health hazard and a crippling economic burden, a global conference on food safety has been told. The two-day forum is bringing together health bosses and experts from 125 countries to combat the peril of unsafe food, a hazard that kills more than 400,000 p ...

Seoul, South Korea, 10 February 2019 ndash; 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate Akinwumi Adesina has pledged to do more to advance Africa rsquo;s fight against hunger, poverty and youth underemployment. The President of the African Development Bank, and co-Laureate Waris Dirie, a global champion against Female Genital Mutilation, shared the pr ...

ldquo;We can no longer afford to watch helplessly as our economies get crippled and suffer stagnation owing to hunger and malnutrition. As responsible leaders, the onus is on us to take action, rdquo;---His Majesty King Letsie III of the Kingdom of Lesotho Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ndash; The African Union Commission ...