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Migration: Joint EU-AU-UN Task Force to be Set up

The United Nations, the European Union and the African Union have agreed to put in place a joint Task Force to save and protect lives of migrants and refugees along the routes and in particular inside Libya. The decision was made Wednesday during a meeting on the sidelines of the African Union-European Union Summit that […]

Tunis to house OIF MENA office ahead of organization’s 18th summit

Tunisia and the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) Monday signed a convention to establish the Middle East and North Africa Office of the organization in Tunis. Tunisia’s foreign minister Khemaies Jhinaoui and OIF Secretary General, Louise Mushikiwabo inked the deal in the Tunisian capital. Hosting the OIF regional office will put Tunisia on the […]

At least 90 Migrants Drowned off Coast of Libya

At least 90 migrants, mostly Pakistanis, lost their lives off the coast of Libya on Friday after their boat capsized, according to press reports. The victims were dreaming to reach Italy but their vessel, owned by smugglers, sank adding a new tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea. According to IOM Libya’s Olivia Headon, 10 bodies washed […]