Risking their lives, Egyptians dream of Europe when they set sail in the Mediterranean/in /by
"In our village, young people regularly leave without telling their families, and that's what happened to us: I learned that my son had gone (...) to Libya, where he stayed for 15 days before setting sail", continued the man, who refused to give his name.
UK government to appeal ruling against Rwanda asylum agreement/in /by
In a split two-to-one ruling, three Court of Appeal judges said Rwanda could not be considered a “safe third country” where migrants from any country could be sent.
SA: BRICS Summit to go as planned despite Putin arrest warrant/in /by
South Africa confirmed on Thursday that it will host the BRICS bloc summit as planned in August amid speculation that it may be hosted by China so Russian president Vladimir Putin can attend in a nation not obliged to arrest him on war crimes.
Morocco’s Gnaoua culture inspires fashion designers/in /by
From music to gastronomy or even calligraphy, the Amazigh and Gnaoua culture endlessly inspires fashion designers.
Rwanda contests ruling on UK’s asylum plan that describes it an unsafe country for refugees/in /by
"Yeah, so our clients were very scared of being sent to Rwanda, a country they know nothing about, most have been to, some have never heard of, and they thought they'd reached protection and safety in the UK after a long and grueling journey. .." Alison Pickup, Director of Asylum Aid
Mining industry opens up to technological solutions/in /by
At the Mining Week event in the DRC, Vodacom showcased its advanced technological offerings to the mining industry.
Guinea calls for justice in the return of the body of a young man killed by a police off/in /by
The body of a 19-year-old Guinean man killed during a roadside checkpoint on 14 June in south-west France was received in Conakry on Wednesday evening by his family and the authorities, who called for justice to be done, an AFP journalist noted.
Germany to speed up Mali withdrawal as UN mission ends/in /by
With a UN peacekeeping deployment set to conclude on June 30, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has stated that his nation wants to remove its troops from Mali more quickly while maintaining order.
British court of appeal rules deporting migrants to Rwanda “illegal”/in /by
The controversial plan to deport migrants who arrived clandestinely in the UK to Rwanda was declared unlawful on Thursday by the British court of appeal due to safety concerns, much to the dismay of the government, which has announced that it will appeal to the supreme Court.
Beware of ‘contaminated’ Sprite, says Nigeria/in /by
Nigeria's food and drug regulator, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has issued a recall order for a batch of Sprite glass bottles in circulation due to possible contamination with particles.