On a recent tour of Africa, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (UN) said “if a country decides to engage with Russia, where there are sanctions, then it break those sanctions.” “They’re violating our sanctions, and in some cases they’re violating UN sanctions with other countries. And …
Read More »U.S. Ambassador to UN issues special request to African countries
In an interview with the BBC, US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield has said African states cannot remain neutral on the war in Ukraine. Linda Thomas-Greenfield said that in the General Assembly vote two weeks ago to deplore the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 17 African countries abstained and …
Read More »UN extends peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
The United Nations Security Council has announced that it has extended the mandate of the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for one year. The majority voted for the extension but Russia and China abstained from the vote, the AP news agency reported. The UN retained the 19,000-strong contingent comprising of …
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