NAIROBI (AP) — Kenya’s foreign affairs minister was moved to the tourism post Wednesday as part of a Cabinet reshuffle just days after the official
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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — The United Nations Security Council on Monday authorized a foreign security mission to Haiti, a year after the Caribbean country asked for
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NAIROBI (AP) — The U.S. and Kenya signed a defense agreement today that will see the East African nation get resources and support for security
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GENEVA (Reuters) — The United Nations said this week countries could consider financial reparations among the measures to compensate for the enslavement of people of
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PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — The U.S. Embassy in Haiti on Wednesday urged citizens in the Caribbean country to leave “as soon as possible” citing security and
Read moreHaiti police probe killings of parishioners who were led by deluded pastor into gang territory
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The director of Haiti’s National Police vowed Monday to hold accountable those who encouraged hundreds of parishioners to take up machetes and
Read moreHaiti gang leader vows to fight any foreign armed force if it commits abuses
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti’s most powerful gang leader warned that he would fight any international armed force
Read moreUS offers UN resolution to authorize a Kenyan-led police mission to fight gangs in Haiti
NEW YORK (AP) — The United States said Tuesday it will put forward a U.N. Security Council resolution that will authorize Kenya to lead a
Read moreAfrican, Caribbean nations join forces to call for reparations for slavery
BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) — Representatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event this week in the capital of Barbados to demand
Read moreA woman dies every two minutes due to pregnancy or childbirth, UN report says
NEW YORK —Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies.
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