Italy fears military solution to Niger crisis could foment migration
August 31, 2023 A military solution to the coup in Niger would be a “disaster” that could trigger a new migration crisis, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday….
African climate summit seeks to shift focus to finance from floods, famine
August 31, 2023 How to finance environmental priorities and shift the focus from Africa as victim of floods and famine will be central to the debate at the continent’s first…
Coup: Situation in Gabon, West Africa a big issue for Europe – EU’s Borrell
Aug. 30, 2023 European Union defence ministers are to discuss the situation in Gabon, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday, adding that a coup, if confirmed, would heap…
Another Nigerian charged in US for allegedly shooting wife to death
Another Nigerian man, 43-year-old Nanchin Hassan Adeyemo, has been arrested on a first-degree murder charge over the weekend after he was alleged to have shot his wife dead in a…
Four migrants drown, 18 others rescued off Greece’s Lesbos island – Coast guard
August 28, 2023 Four migrants drowned off the Greek island of Lesbos while trying to cross the sea from nearby Turkey, the coast guard said on Monday, adding that 18…
Junta asks French Ambassador to leave Niger in 48 hours
Niger’s military rulers, who seized control of the government in July, gave the French ambassador 48 hours to leave the country, Niamey’s foreign ministry said in a statement Friday. Relations…
What happens to the Wagner Group after Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash?
August 25, 2023 A day before mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane crash, a Russian official visited Libya to reassure allies that fighters from the Wagner Group would remain in the…
‘Highly likely’ Wagner boss Prigozhin dead but no definitive proof yet – UK says
August 25, 2023 There is not yet definitive proof that Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was onboard a plane that crashed with no survivors earlier this week but it is…
US says stolen COVID relief funds seized so far top $1.4 billion
August 24, 2023 The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it has seized over $1.4 billion in COVID-19 relief funds that criminals had stolen, and charged over 3,000 defendants with…
Indians, Nigerians top list of job hunters in UK, new report says
Britain has received a surge in job searches from overseas during the past year, partly reflecting a post-Brexit relaxation in work visa rules for non-European Union nationals, figures from…