Uganda: Covid free Museveni has resumed presidential duties/in /by
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, 78, announced on Monday that he had resumed the normal course of his duties, after indicating in early June that he had tested positive for Covid-19.
France pledges financial support to Tunisia in bid to curb irregular migration/in /by
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced 25,8 million € in aid to buy Tunisia border policing equipment and train border guards. He defended the "European approach to the migration challenge" adding that alongside African authorities, they would "fight against the networks of smugglers."
Mali: Local observers react to referendum vote/in /by
As Malians awaited the results of Sunday’s referendum on a new constitution, the chairman of the Modele Mali observation mission gave Monday (June 19) an overview of the voting process. In strategic region of Kidal which is held by former rebels, contradictory reports on the emerged.
Egyptian village mourns after migrant boat sinks/in /by
There were as many as 750 migrants including women and children on the boat that - instead of docking in Italy - capsized and sank off Greece in one of deepest parts in the Mediterranean Sea. Only 104 migrants survived the tragedy
Tunisia vows to defend borders against intrusion by migrants/in /by
Tunisia is a key player in Europe's bid to stop migrants from crossing the Mediterranean in search of safety and better lives
Tunisia: security guard fatally stabbed outside Brazil embassy/in /by
A security guard was fatally stabbed outside the Brazilian embassy in Tunisia on Monday, according to the Tunisian Interior Ministry.
Tunisia holds talks on illegal migration with French and German interior ministers/in /by
Ministers Gérald Darmanin and Nancy Faeser want to deepen security cooperation with Tunisia, in areas that include information sharing and cooperation between [intelligence] services in order to combat what they described in a joint statement as "a scourge that affects all".
AFCON 2024: Kelechi Iheanacho seals Nigeria’s qualification/in /by
Nigeria qualified for the next AFCON by beating Sierra Leone 3-2 on Sunday thanks to Kelechi Iheanacho's 95th minute goal, while Tanzania held on for a crucial home win over Niger despite a bizarre late incident when the referee sent off the Tanzanian ball boys for interfering with the ongoing game.
African migrants use music to integrate in Cyprus/in /by
"At first, some people were skeptical about the idea of migrants playing [music]. But as soon as I started singing, often in Greek, people changed their view towards us. They became a little more interested. Music has really given us everything in Cyprus." Isaac Yossi, Cameroonian migrant and founde
EU allocates $22M to Egypt in the face of Sudanese refugee crisis/in /by
Egypt's Foreign ministe and the European Union’s foreign policy chief talked among other things about strategic relations, economic partnership and close cooperation in the Mediterranean, on Sunday (June 18).