British authorities have detained an unspecified number of migrants in preparation to send them to Rwanda in the next nine to 11 weeks under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s flagship immigration policy, government officials said earlier this week. Days after British Parliament adopted the controversial law providing for deporting asylum seekers to the African country, Sunak’s […]
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, has lent Tunisia €18.3 million earmarked for the fight against the COVID-19 health crisis. The Tunisian cabinet Friday validated the loan, which was signed on May 11. The North African country needs $157 million in addition to external sources to roll out anti-covid-19 national policy. The IBRD […]
Gabonese authorities have hauled into prison Sosthene Orphee Lendjedi Ibola, a candidate for next year presidential election, on terrorism charges. The leader of Orientation Nouvelle [New Orientation], was arrested on Nov. 10 in capital Libreville and sent to prison on Nov. 15. The arrest came a few months after returning home after six-year exile in […]
