5th Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration May 2

Ethiopia pardons dozens of political detainees

Ethiopia will release from jail 63 opposition activists and other high-ranking government critics by the end of the week, a spokesman for the attorney general’s office said on Tuesday.   The decision had been taken “for the national good” and investigations against them had been dropped, Zinabu Tubu was quoted as saying.   “The Ethiopian […]

Ugandan peace-keeper mows down three colleagues in Somalia

A Uganda soldier, member of the country’s contingent of an African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, has shot dead three of his colleagues, the Ugandan army said Tuesday. Spokesperson for the military Brig. Gen. Felix Kulayigye said the soldier woke up Monday morning and “sprayed bullets” at his colleagues. All four were part of the […]

Costa Rica supports peaceful solution to Sahara issue under Morocco’s territorial integrity

Costa Rica’s president Rodrigo Chaves has affirmed that his country supports a peaceful solution to the Moroccan Sahara issue within the framework of the Kingdom’s territorial integrity. The Costa Rican president said in an interview with MAP that “his country calls for a peaceful and diplomatic solution so that there is territorial integrity for all […]