Droughts across the world are intensifying and have become a “slow onset, silent killer” to which no country is immune, according to the UN’s most senior official working on desertification, dro ...

Ghanaian voters go to the polls on Saturday, 7 December to elect a president and 276 parliamentarians as the West African country consolidates multiparty democracy in the region where military regimes ...

The number of crises-affected people in need of a home globally has more than doubled since 2019, according to a new overview by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) ...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the World Bank Group (WBG) signed an agreement on Tuesday to establish a Knowledge Hub in Riyadh to drive the global exchange of ideas, experiences, and best practices ...

The first commander of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), which intervened in Liberia to help end the bloody civil war in the country, has died ...

Rebuilding the social contract between the government and its citizens is essential for the Central African Republic (CAR)’s recovery and long-term stability ...

Croatia on Monday announced a significant increase in its financial commitment to the International Development Association (IDA) for the 21st replenishment cycle (IDA21) ...

Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday, UN Secretary General António Guterres has emphasised the crucial need to increase the leadership of persons with disabilities in ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday completed the third review of the US$3 billion, 36-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Arrangement, which was approved by the ...

Describing the situation in Gaza as “appalling and apocalyptic” the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed on Monday called on world leaders to act decisively to alleviate suffering and prevent t ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will co-chair the 11th Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between South Africa and Nigeria with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Cape Town on Tuesda ...

Over the next two weeks, over 100 countries and international organisations will participate in hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague as part of historic proceedings on c ...