Niger fight against Boko Haram

Sub-Saharan Migrants die on Algeria-Niger Border- IOM says

Dozens of Sub-Saharan migrants have died in abhorrent conditions on the Algerian-Niger borders as Algiers continues summary expulsions, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. IOM said it set up facilities in norther Niger sheltering up to 3500 migrants kicked out of Algeria. On a single day last month, 1,500 arrived at the remote border […]

Libya: Jordan wants PC to take control of embassy

The Jordanian Government has called on the UN-backed Libyan Presidency Council (PC) to appoint a new ambassador to Amman as the Middle East country and the entire Arab League members have vowed to cut ties with east-based rival government. Libya’s embassy in Amman is controlled by the Beida government opposed to the UN-backed PC led […]

Mauritania, IFAD Reaffirm Partnership on Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

On the margins of the Food Security Conference held in Dubai on February 4 and 5, Mauritania’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Abdoullah Souleymane Cheikh Sidiya, met with the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, Alvaro Lario, to review and strengthen cooperation between Mauritania and the Fund. Discussions centred on assessing the […]