The president of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani stressed the need for an EU strategy of migration management at the start of a European Council (22-23 March) summit. ”If we fail to come up with an EU strategy, we will continue to play into the hands of the populists” – Tajani said. President Tajani informed EU…
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EU: 39 Nigerian women rescued from traffickers
The Spanish Guardia Civil in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) from Nigeria and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), dismantled a Nigerian organised crime group in one of the largest operations against Trafficking in Human Beings in Europe. This particular criminal network was active across multiple Member…
Africa’ $3 trillion free-trade zone
African leaders agreed to form a $3 trillion continental free-trade zone encompassing 1.2 billion people, but its two biggest economies, Nigeria and South Africa, declined to join. The African Union launched talks in 2015 to establish a 55-nation bloc that would be the biggest in the world by number of participating states, aiming to increase…
Boko Haram threatens abdications in future
Boko Haram militants released 91 of 110 schoolgirls they abducted in February, however they have issued a warning that the children must not return to education. The Nigerian government said in a statement that 91 released students had been documented so far, adding that the release of more girls was ongoing. JUST IN: A group…
Sarkozy in custody over Libyan funding
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is held in police custody for questioning by magistrates over the allegations of funding from Libyan sources for his 2007 election campaign, an official in the French judiciary said. A former minister Brice Hortefeux, was also being questioned by police on in relation to the Libya investigation, another source close to…
MEPs demand Sudan to release Sakharov Prize Laureate
The EP calls Sudan for respect of human rights and the immediate release of human rights defenders, such as the Sakharov Prize Laureate Salih Mahmoud Osman and condemns the practice of torture and ill-treatment of any detained persons and demonstrators. https://twitter.com/EP_President/status/974252960619401217 MEPs also appeal for the government to immediately sign and ratify the UN Convention on the Elimination…
Zuma to be charged with corruption
The South African chief prosecutor Shaun Abrahams announced the state will reinstate fraud and corruption charges against former President Jacob Zuma for the case relating to a 30 billion rand ($2.5 billion) arms deal in the late 1990s. [WATCH] #ZumaCharges: NPA Shaun Abrahams has decided to prosecute former President Jacob Zuma. Courtesy #DStv403 pic.twitter.com/ayjM4qgrHI — eNCA…
Poachers poison vultures in Mozambique
In Mozambique in just two years poachers killed nearly 150 hippos, and other protected species. A total of 144 hippos, 111 buffalo, 54 elephants, four crocodiles and two lions – were killed between 2015 and 2016 in a small part of Tete province. Dozens of monkeys, warthogs and antelopes were also victims to poaching. Sadly,…
EU Defence ministers examine training in Africa
The EU Council reviews the training missions deployed in Central African Republic, Mali and Somalia. It is be the opportunity to review the functioning of the military planning and conduct capability (MPCC). Established in June 2017, the MPCC oversees EU training missions Today, EU defence ministers discuss training missions launched in #Mali (2013), #Somalia (2010) & Central African Republic #RCA #CAR…
MEPs discuss slave trade in Libya
The mistreatment of migrants and refugees in Libya, and arrangements for their resettlement or return, are debated with UNHCR in the European Parliament on Monday, 5/03/2018. The ways to end the mistreatment of migrants and refugees stranded in Libya, the point of departure of up to 90% of people crossing the Mediterranean Sea to Europe,…
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