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Over 37,000 Migrants Abandoned by Algeria in Desert Border with Niger

Algeria has been slammed for summary expulsions of more than 37,000 migrants in the desert border with Niger between 2014 and 2018. Algeria’s interior ministry confirmed the figure but claimed that the abandoned migrants were displaced to the border by virtue of an agreement with Niger’s authorities. Human rights groups however hold Algeria responsible for […]

AfDB grants €12.3 million for Abidjan-Lagos road corridor project

The African Development Bank approved an additional funding of €12.33 million in favor of the ECOWAS Commission to cover part of the costs related to the study of the Abidjan – Lagos motorway corridor development project. This corridor links the capitals of five West African states – Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria – […]

Tunisia: AfDB approves €104m to modernize road infrastructure

The African Development Bank, AfDB, agreed Monday to allocate to Tunisia a credit line worth 103.95 million euros earmarked for the second phase of a road infrastructure project (PMIR-II) in the North African country. The credit will be used to rehabilitate 230.6 km of road in five governorates according to Minister of Equipment and Housing […]