Italy donates Niger two helicopters as part of military cooperation

Italy Tuesday donated two military helicopters to the Nigerien army in the framework of military cooperation between the two countries, news agency of the West African country reported. “As part of the military cooperation between our two countries, we have today handed over two helicopters to Niger. Next year, there will be two others,” said […]

Coronavirus: EU grants €75m aid to Algeria’s health sector

The European Union Wednesday said it provided Algeria with €75 million to support the North African country in its struggle to tackle the growing number of patients of novel coronavirus disease, TSA reports. Oliver Varhelyi, the European Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, said he expressed in a phone call with the Algerian […]

Spain’s left-wing gov’t to legalize 300,000 undocumented migrants, bucking EU trend

In a sharp departure from the general migration policy across the European Union, Spain has announced its plan to legalize about 300,000 undocumented migrants per year, starting next May and through 2027, the country’s migration minister said Wednesday (20 November). With about 600,000 undocumented migrants, one of the highest rates in the bloc, Spain aims […]