Category Archives: Legal Rights
UN Agency: Over 400 Migrants Intercepted off Libya Coast
CAIRO, EGYPT – Libya’s coast guard intercepted over 400 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast and returned them to the capital of Tripoli over the past 24 hours, the U.N. migration agency said Sunday.
The International Organization for Migration …
Supercomputer Helps Fight East Africa Locust Outbreak
KAMPALA, UGANDA – A supercomputer is boosting efforts in East Africa to control a locust outbreak that raises what the U.N. food agency calls “an unprecedented threat” to the region’s food security.
The computer, a donation from Britain, uses satellite …
Somber Event Marks 1st Anniversary of Ethiopian Crash
TULUFERA, ETHIOPIA – Grim-faced, visibly grief-stricken, some crying, hundreds of family members gathered Tuesday for a memorial service at the site where one year ago an Ethiopian Airlines jet crashed into the rocky ground, killing all 157 on board.
EU Outlines New Africa Strategy
PARIS – The European Union outlined Monday a new partnership with Africa that seeks to build a more equal relationship between the two sides.
The strategy is still in the bare-bones stage. Many details still need filling
EU Outlines New Africa Strategy
PARIS – The European Union outlined Monday a new partnership with Africa that seeks to build a more equal relationship between the two sides.
The strategy is still in the bare-bones stage. Many details still need filling
Soldiers Occupy Guinea-Bissau Supreme Court Grounds, Judges Say
BISSAU, GUINEA BISSAU – A dozen soldiers have occupied the grounds of Guinea-Bissau’s Supreme Court, the court said Tuesday, deepening a post-election crisis that has resulted in the appointment of rival presidents and the silencing of state media.
The West
