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Egypt: Discovery of 2,300-year-old urban areas

Egypt has announced the discovery, in the city of Alexandria, of the remains of “residential and commercial” areas dating back to at least the second century BC, and the fossil of a new species of amphibian whale dating back 43 million years in Fayoum, south of Cairo. In a statement posted on Facebook, the Egyptian […]

US-Africa trade talks end in Abidjan, highlight AfCFTA

Talks between African and US officials to review the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) free-trade deal ended Thursday in Côte d’Ivoire with no major deal.   The African Growth and Opportunity Act, which in 2015 was extended to 2025, provides tariff-free access on 6,500 products from 39 countries, ranging from oil and agricultural goods […]

Human rights activist targeted amid Libya-migrant controversy

David Yambio, an Italy-based human rights activist and co-founder of Refugees in Libya, revealed on February 11 that his phone was targeted by spyware. Yambio’s organization works with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to collect evidence of abuse suffered by migrants in Libyan detention Centres. Yambio, who was once a detainee at the Mitiga prison […]