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Peacekeeping: UN recognises Nigerian policewoman, Ugorji
CSP Catherine Ugorji of the Nigerian police and serving with the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has been selected by the UN as one of two runners-up for the prestigious UN Woman Police Officer of the Year award for 2020. Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix, in a statement by Oluseyi Soremekun, the National Information Officer of the…
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EU, UN slates Mali govt for shooting at protesters
The United Nations and the European Union on Monday condemned the Malian government’s use of lethal force during protests calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign, and urged it to release detained opposition leaders. On Friday, the latest and third mass demonstration held since protests began in early June turned violent, with police firing gunshots toward demonstrators, some of…
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