17 Migrant Bodies Recovered Along Libya’s Western Coast

Libya’s Emergency Medicine and Support Centre has recovered 17 bodies of irregular migrants from the shores of the western city of Zwara and surrounding areas on Sunday, April 19. Fourteen of the deceased have been buried in line with official procedures. Libya remains a major transit hub for migrants seeking to reach Europe, owing to […]

AU monitoring team visits Ethiopia’s Tigray to oversee peace deal implementation

African Union and East African officials arrived in Ethiopia’s Tigray region on Thursday (29 December) to launch a joint monitoring and verification mechanism for a peace deal signed in November to end the two-year war. The mediating team, led by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, as well as African Union […]

Morocco: AfDB approves €120 million loan to support entrepreneurs, SMEs, stimulate recovery

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday in Abidjan approved a €120 million loan to Morocco to implement the country’s Financial Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, and the support program to very small & medium enterprises (SMEs).   The Bank’s support will enable companies in difficulty to recover their activity and safeguard jobs […]