Sunday, June 21, 2026

UNOWAS

August 8, 2025

Violence stripping women, girls in Sahel region of right to viable future: UN

In Mali, 90 per cent of women have been affected by female genital mutilation, while the rate of child marriage in parts of the region is among the highest in the world.

women in Niger
February 8, 2024

Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger’s withdrawal from bloc ‘has no real basis’, wider implications: ECOWAS

The ECOWAS Commission’s president said the withdrawal notifications by the Niger Republic, Mali and Burkina Faso had wider implications.

Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali flags
February 24, 2023

Presidential Election: UN to support efforts on Nigeria’s peace accord

The UN has expressed willingness to continue to support all Nigeria’s political parties to respect their commitments under their peace accord.

Peter Obi, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar.