Why did the EU want to do a Deal with Tunisia?
So far this year more than 230,000 people have tried to get into the EU through “irregular” means, the highest since the refugee crisis of 2015 and 2016 when more …
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Severed Fibre-optic Cables Hamper Search for Survivors in Eastern Libya
A daylong communication outage in the flood-stricken city of Derna in eastern Libya has further complicated the work of teams searching for bodies under the rubble and at sea. The …
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These African States are on Coup-watch
Three countries in Central Africa’s Congo Basin are being closely watched for the possibility of a future political upheaval or coups after the fall of the Bongo dynasty in neighboring …
Cryptocurrency Adoption is on the Rise in Nigeria
A recent report by blockchain research firm Chainalysis showed that from July 2022 to June 2023, Nigeria witnessed a 9% year-over-year growth in cryptocurrency transactions, amounting to $56.7 billion. On …
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The Deep Divide among Members of the Eritrean Diaspora
More than 200 Eritrean opposition supporters have been arrested in Germany after violence broke out on Saturday during a cultural festival organised by the supporters of Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki …
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Over 100 Medical Graduates in South Africa Trained in Russia are Sitting at Home Jobless
According to a Memorandum of Demands drafted by these foreign trained doctors, last year, they tendered their applications to the Health Professions Council of South Africa and the South African …
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Kenya’s New School Meal Plans
School meal plans operate in nearly every country in the world, reaching over 400 million children for about US$48 billion per year. In Ghana, a study found that the national …
Possible Strikes by Ukraine in Sudan Mark Dramatic Expansion of Kyiv’s Theater of War against Moscow
Ukrainian special services were likely behind a series of drone strikes and a ground operation directed against a Wagner-backed militia near Sudan’s capital, a CNN investigation has found, raising the …
Somalia Food Aid Halted
The European Union’s executive said on Tuesday that disbursements of humanitarian aid in Somalia were “temporarily suspended” after a United Nations probe found widespread theft and misuse of support meant …
Student Cycled across West Africa for a Spot at his Dream University
Mamadou Safayou Barry set off from Guinea for Egypt’s prestigious Al-Azhar in May, hoping he would be accepted. The 25-year-old cycled for four months through countries wracked by Islamist militants …
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