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UN ends sanctions on Liberia

The last remaining United Nations sanctions on Liberia were lifted on Wednesday in a decision the United States said was a tangible sign of how far the West African country had come. The UN Security Council voted unanimously to lift an arms embargo on rebel groups that was imposed 13 …

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UN Security Council slams deadly terrorist attack on blue helmets in Mali

The UN Security Council on Thursday strongly condemned Wednesday’s deadly terrorist attack on UN peacekeepers in north Mali and reiterated that “any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable.” “The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack on 18 May 2016 against a convoy …

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AU urges international police force for Burundi

An African Union human rights report called on Friday for an international police force and more military and rights observers to be sent to troubled Burundi. The AU rights investigators said it was “necessary that, apart from strengthening AU human rights monitors and military observers, an international police mission is …

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