Niger Coup Risks Jump In EU Immigration, commissioner Says
Ylva Johansson
Last year's coup in Niger could bring about a surge in irregular arrivals to the European Union, Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said on Tuesday, the eve of a key vote on overhauling the bloc's migration rules ahead of ... Read More
UNHCR Rallies Private Sector, Others To Support Burkinabe Re...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has rallied the private sector, foundations and philanthropists to raise more than GH¢1.3 million in less than two weeks towards the maintenance of Burkinabe refugees in the country.
At the inaugural UNHCR Ramadan Iftar, the partners ... Read More
Thousands Continue To Flee Sudan Every Day As Conflict Rages...
The United Nations refugee agency says thousands of people are still fleeing Sudan every day as clashes between two warring army factions, raging for nearly a year, show no signs of abating.
The latest UNHCR figures show that more than 8.5 ... Read More
US Must Boost Africa Ties To Secure Key Minerals, Report Say...
The U.S. must boost commercial ties with African countries to curb reliance on China for supplies of critical minerals, a Washington-based think tank said on Tuesday.
"U.S. economic and national security depend on securing a reliable supply of critical minerals, including ... Read More
Zuma Can Contest Elections, South African Court Rules
Former President Jacob Zuma
Former president Jacob Zuma can contest upcoming national elections in May, a South African court ruled Tuesday.
Zuma had appealed a ban by the electoral commission, which said last month that Zuma couldn’t compete for a seat in ... Read More
At Least 38 Migrants Die In Shipwreck Off Djibouti – U...
At least 38 migrants, including children, have died in a shipwreck off the Djibouti coast, the United Nations migration agency said on Tuesday.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said at least six other people were missing and presumed dead, and ... Read More
UNDP Urges Ghana to Implement Actions On Right To Health Fo...
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for the development and implementation of specific and deliberate actions that would help guarantee the right to good health for the most vulnerable people in the Ghanaian society.
According to the UN Agency, ... Read More
Ghana, Burkina Faso To Resolve Distorted Boundaries In Upper...
The Ghana Boundary Commission and its counterpart in Burkina Faso are to come up with a permanent plan to address the distorted international boundaries between the two countries in the Upper East Region.
In line with that, a major stakeholders’ meeting ... Read More
Rwanda’s Leader Criticises Perceived US Ambiguity Over...
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame on Monday said he was concerned by what he saw as the failure of the United States to characterise the 1994 massacres as a genocide against the country’s minority Tutsis.
His comments came after US Secretary of ... Read More
Cameron To Try To Rally US Support For Ukraine Aid
David Cameron - British Foreign Secretary
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron is set to meet Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington as part of a trip to push U.S. officials to support a new aid for Ukraine.
Cameron’s ... Read More