A total of 114 illegal migrants were intercepted Thursday off coast of the Southern Moroccan province of Laayoune while they were attempting to reach the Canary Islands. The migrants, who were using two inflatable boats, were intercepted 28 km north-west of the Saharan port of Laayoune. They were all brought back safe and sound, said […]
The European Union has earmarked €80 million to improve the resilience of several African countries to extreme weather hazards, including floods and droughts. Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia are among the recipients of the EU financial support. The program is being implemented in Africa by four partners namely the African Union Commission (AUC), […]
African nations are free to buy grain from Russia but could face consequences if they trade in US-sanctioned commodities such as Russian oil, the US ambassador to the United Nations warned Thursday. “Countries can buy Russian agricultural products, including fertilizer and wheat,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield said during her visit to Uganda’s capital city Kampala, after a […]
