Western Mediterranean Interior Ministers Pledge to Fight Terrorism Organized Crime

AfCFTA calls for streamlined customs processes, visa removal to unleash intra-Africa trade potential

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) needs to remove visas and reduce custom processes to ease movement of goods within the African continent — this is the main appeal voiced by the Pan-African Private Sector, under the umbrella body of the African Business Council (AfBC). During the AfCFTA Business Forum recently held in Cape […]

Negotiated two-State solution still ‘the only option’ for Palestine – Guterres

A two-State solution where Israel and Palestine live side-by-side as sovereign nations is still “the only option” for lasting peace, and “containing the situation is not sufficient,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday. In remarks at the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, in New York, the UN […]

At the UN, Mali accuses Algeria of backing terrorism

Mali’s representative to the UN in New York has openly accused Algeria of backing terrorist and separatist groups, in response to an Algerian representative’s statement accusing Mali of using drones against civilians. Mali, backed by Russia, has been battling Tuareg Azawad rebels who have turned more towards Algeria in recent months. Speaking at a UN […]