The Tunisian authorities have finally agreed to accept for humanitarian reasons a commercial vessel carrying around 40 African migrants who have been stranded for two weeks off the country’s coast, ending the ordeal of the migrants including children and two pregnant women. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) hailed the […]
In a series of maritime operations spanning three days, Libyan authorities have intercepted a total of 113 migrants and recovered three bodies along the country’s coastline. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior, the remains of three African migrants were discovered on a beach in Misrata, located approximately 200 kilometres east of […]
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) last weekend approved the recommendations of the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM) to bring a coal-fired power plant project in Senegal into compliance with Bank policies and procedures. The Sendou Coal Power Plant project in the West African nation was approved by the Boards of Director of the bank on […]
