Related News ItemsLibya minister warns Italy on clandestine immigrationSat, 12 May 2012 07:45:34 -0700
ROME (Reuters) - A deteriorating security situation in southern Libya threatens to increase illegal immigration into Europe from Africa, Libyan Foreign Minister Ashour bin Khayyal said on Saturday during a visit to Rome. "For the moment, the situation is not too bad but we have had indications that it could worsen. African immigrants have arrived at the Egyptian-Libyan border," he told reporters ...
Read More... Sahel crisis severe, U.N. saysWed, 23 May 2012 09:40:45 -0700
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 23 (UPI) -- Drought and regional conflict in central Africa is creating a deadly crisis that has global implications, the director of the U.N. refugee agency said.
Read More... Press Releases: Deauville Partnership With Arab Countries in TransitionMon, 21 May 2012 16:04:27 -0700
Deauville Partnership With Arab Countries in Transition Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 21, 2012 The G-8 launched the Deauville Partnership with Arab Countries in Transition in 2011 to support the democratic transitions in the Middle East and North Africa. The Partnership offers a unique mechanism for marshaling international support from the G-8, regional partners ...
Read More... East Africa to join world gas giantsSun, 20 May 2012 23:58:42 -0700
LONDON (Reuters) - To East Africa's assets of spectacular wildlife, abundant land and shimmering beaches you can now add gas - so much gas it could transform global energy flows along with some of the world's poorest countries. Finds announced just last week off Tanzania and Mozambique are estimated to hold enough gas to supply France, Germany, Britain and Italy for at least a year - possibly ...
Read More... Africa’s Sahel: a disaster in slow-motionTue, 15 May 2012 03:17:38 -0700
Commentary: International help needed for the growing numbers of hungry across Africa. Rodrigo Ordóñez Editors' note: Rodrigo Ordonez is CARE’s regional communications coordinator for the Sahel food crisis. MARADI, Niger — Last year, a massive earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan and left 18,914 people dead or missing. The damage was swift and created a nuclear disaster. People around ...
Read More... Why were regional institutions unable to avert Mali's political crisis? | Vikki ChambersWed, 02 May 2012 04:33:30 -0700
Burkina Faso and Niger look likelier to resolve Mali's problems than Ecowas, a reality the international community should note In west Africa last year, a number of officials stated that growing unrest in the Sahel zone constituted the most pressing threat to regional security and stability. While global media interest focused on internal security issues facing the region's economic powerhouse ...
Read More... US general in Tunisia warns of stability threatsTue, 24 Apr 2012 07:12:43 -0700
The head of the U.S. Africa command has warned against the threats to stability in Africa from militant groups and proliferating weapons.
Read More... The Unintended Consequences Of Libya's RevolutionWed, 09 May 2012 11:22:01 -0700
The fall of Colonel Moammar Gadhafi's regime in Libya was hailed as one of the great successes of the Arab Spring. More than six months later, attacks continue on the prime minister's compound and well-armed mercenary fighters and stockpiles of weapons have made their way into Sub-Saharan Africa.
Read More... UN Refugees Chief: Africa Sinks Deeper Into CrisisFri, 11 May 2012 12:11:16 -0700
UN refugees chief says humanitarian crises are becoming worse, especially in Africa
Read More... Libya: Deserting Refugees in the SaharaMon, 14 May 2012 00:27:33 -0700
[IPS] Kufra - As dusk settles over the isolated Saharan town Kufra, young guards order a few hundred migrants lined up at a detention centre to chant "Libya free, Chadians out", before they kneel down for evening prayers.
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