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Benin, Sri Lanka waive visa requirement for diplomats

Benin and Sri Lanka have sealed a deal to scrap visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports from both countries as part of efforts to bolster ties in many areas including politics, economy, culture and tourism. Shegun Adjadi and Ali Sabry respectively top diplomats from Benin and the Asian country inked the deal. The deal […]

South Korea Bans Citizens to Travel to Libya over Security Concern

South Korea Tuesday forbade 26 of its citizens to travel to the North African country as part of a blanket travel ban on the North African country that it believes is unsafe following the abduction of one Korean technician kidnapped in July alongside several Filipino workers. The 26 citizens reportedly requested Seoul’s approval to travel […]

New Talks Fail to Solve Dispute over Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

In Addis Ababa, a major meeting on the future of Africa’s biggest hydroelectric dam— (GERD)—has ended without agreement. This is the fourth meeting in the latest efforts by water ministers from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to find a resolution to the tensions over the project. The dam is under-construction on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile, a main […]