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Migrant Crossings from North Africa to Spain Double in 2017

Would-be migrants are increasingly avoiding passing through conflict-wracked Libya on their treacherous sea journey to Europe in favor of the more peaceful and closer western Mediterranean route between Morocco and Spain. The UN Refugee Agency has warned Spain to prepare for an upcoming surge in migrant arrivals as the number of mostly sub-Saharans who made […]

Surge in migration from Horn of Africa to Gulf states is alarming, UN warns

The number of women and children migrating from the Horn of Africa to the Gulf states has significantly increased and is a cause of concern, the head of the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned, citing climate change as the main driver of the increased migration. The treacherous journey from Djibouti, Ethiopia and […]

UNDP loans Cameroon $21m to strengthen SMEs’ resilience

The UNDP and Cameroon have inked a loan deal of $21 million earmarked to strengthen the resilience of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of the central African country in addressing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Journal du Cameroun reports. The agreement signed between UNDP Chief in Cameroon Jean-Luc Stalon and Alamine Ousmane Mey, Minister of […]