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The United Nations votes unanimously to lift sanctions against Eritrea
The resolution, drafted by the UK, was backed by the US and its allies..
The UN Security Council has unanimously agreed to lift sanctions against Eritrea after nine years. Are donkey skins the new ivory? Nigeria's now planning to ban the shipping of donkeys. Outrage in Malawi after a nurse takes a selfie in a labour ward. And Zimbabweans look back a year after President Robert Mugabe was removed from power.
Photo: UN Security Council, Getty Images.
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