Geography of Africa
Europe-Africa summit aims for evacuation of migrants risking abuse
Leaders at an EU-Africa summit called Nov. 30 for the immediate evacuation of nearly 4,000 distressed African migrants in Libya under a new drive to fight slave traders and traffickers.
Hundreds of Migrants Stranded in Libya are Returned to Nigeria
More than 200 Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya have been returned to their home country, Nigerian officials said, reported CNN.
Drunk Ethiopian embassy official threatens to ‘start war’ with Turkey
An official from the Ethiopian Embassy in Ankara, who was reportedly drunk, threatened police officers he would “start a war” between Ethiopia and Turkey after he was involved in two traffic accidents on Nov. 26.
Mediterranean 'by far world's deadliest border' for migrants, IOM says
More than 33,000 migrants have died at sea trying to reach European shores this century, making the Mediterranean "by far the world's deadliest border", the United Nations migration agency said on Friday.
Guinea-Bissau officially revokes recognition of Kosovo - FM
Guinea-Bissau has withdrawn its decision from 2011 to recognize Kosovo, Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic has said.
"The prime minister of Guinea-Bissau informed me of this today," Dacic told Tanjug late on Tuesday.
Increasing bilateral trade and involvement of Romanian companies in projects in Egypt, joint Romanian-Egyptian objectives
Identifying areas of cooperation of major interest, increasing bilateral trade, getting Romanian companies involved in the development of projects in Egypt, and attracting Egyptian investment to Romania were the main subjects discussed by Romania's Minister for Business, Commerce and Entrepreneurship Ilan Laufer and Egypt's Prime Minister Sherif Ismail.
Libya will Investigate Slave Trade in the Country
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Libyan Government of National Unity has announced that he has begun investigating reported cases of sale of migrants as slaves reported last week by US television CNN in a shocking documentary.
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Guinea Bissau denies it ever recognized Kosovo
Guinea Bissau Prime Minister Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who is visiting Belgrade, said on Friday that his country never recognized Kosovo as independent.
The O2 broadcaster is reporting that Embalo said Guinea Bissau is on the list of countries that have done that, even though it did not recognize Kosovo.
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EU Migrant Deal With Libya is 'Inhuman' - UN
The EU's policy of aiding Libyan authorities to intercept migrants and return them to detention is "inhuman", the United Nations said on Tuesday.
The UN's human rights chief accused European countries of ignoring warnings over the deal struck with Libya.
Authorities say it has caused detainees to rise sharply to almost 20,000.
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UN: EU Cooperation with Libya to Stem Migrant Flow 'Inhuman'
The European Union's policy of helping the Libyan authorities intercept migrants in the Mediterranean and return them to "horrific" prisons in Libya is "inhuman", the United Nations said Tuesday.