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2011-03-02 Mali Travel Warning

Travel.State.Gov · March 3, 2011

The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risk of travel to Mali, and continues to recommend against all travel to the north of the country due to the kidnapping threats against Westerners. This revision of the February 9, 2011,...

Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Mauritania

International Monetary Fund · October 24, 2011

A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), headed by Mr. Amine Mati, visited Nouakchott during October 11-24, 2011 in connection with the third review of the 2010-2012 three-year arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility. 1 During...

2011-02-09 Mali Travel Warning

Travel.State.Gov · February 10, 2011

The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risk of travel to Mali, and continues to recommend against all travel to the north of the country due to the kidnapping threats against Westerners. This replaces the August 6, 2010 Travel...

Africa: African Women Entrepreneurs Travel to United States for International Exchange

U.S. Department of State · September 16, 2011

Media Note Washington, DC September 16, 2011 Working to strengthen economic partnerships between the United States and Africa, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs announced today that 43 African women business...

Mali Travel Warning

Travel.State.Gov · November 4, 2010

The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risk of travel to Mali, and continues to recommend against all travel to the north of the country due to the kidnapping threats against Westerners. This replaces the Travel Warning for Mali...

World Wetlands Day 2025: Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future

UNESCO World Heritage Centre · January 31, 2025

Celebrated annually on 2 February, World Wetlands Day aims to raise global awareness of the vital role of wetlands for people, nature and culture. This year’s theme, ‘Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future’, reminds us of the benefits wetlands...

ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Record number of arrivals on Canary Islands in 2024 ― New NGO report reveals shocking scale of deaths on maritime routes to Spain ― Central government and Canary Islands reach agreement on distribution of unaccompanied minors …

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) · January 23, 2025

23rd January 2025 | News The number of recorded irregular arrivals on the Canary Islands reached an all-time record in 2024. A new NGO report has revealed that at least 10,457 people died or disappeared trying to reach Spain via maritime routes in...

Mapping MENA’s Renewable Energy Supply Chains: The Emergence of Green Energy Ecosystems in the Middle East and North Africa

Middle East Institute · December 18, 2024

Introduction The Middle East and North Africa has the potential to become the world’s largest renewable energy-producing region. Solar energy is MENA’s most abundant renewable energy resource. The Sahara Desert, which covers the majority of North...

DHS Strengthened and Innovated, Leveraged New Partnerships, and Invested in the Workforce to Tackle Today’s Threats

Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C. · January 17, 2025

United States More Prepared to Handle Terrorism and Targeted Violence, Manage the Border and Handle Global Migration, Natural Disasters, Cybersecurity Threats, and Other Emerging Threats WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security is...

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Pacific Tourism Organisation · December 12, 2022

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Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong Attends Africa Day Reception

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the People's Republic of China · May 27, 2024

On May 25, 2024, Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong attended and addressed the Africa Day reception jointly held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the African diplomatic corps in China. Chen Xiaodong extended holiday greetings to African...

Watch List 2024

International Crisis Group · January 30, 2024

Africa Asia Europe and Central Asia Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and North Africa One month into 2024, it is hard to look at the global landscape without some foreboding. The headline conflicts of 2023 rage on in Ukraine, Gaza and...

ATLANTIC ROUTE and SPAIN: Spain asks Frontex to patrol West African coasts ― Senegal to receive € 30 million from the EU to curb migration ― Spain states opposition to migration centres outside the EU; plans to regularise thousands of undocumented peop…

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) · October 24, 2024

The Spanish government has asked the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) to try to secure permission to patrol the coasts of several West African countries in order to support the latter’s own migration management efforts. The...

DHS Conducts Removal Flight to the People’s Republic of China

Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C. · October 17, 2024

WASHINGTON – On October 15, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), conducted its second charter removal flight to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) of Chinese nationals this year....

WTO members explore ways of boosting LDCs’ capacity to participate in services trade

World Trade Organization · July 11, 2024

Speakers underlined that LDCs' capacity to participate in services trade is hindered by infrastructure issues, skills development, the regulatory environment and limited technological capacity. The importance of international cooperation in...

EU EASTERN BORDERS: Finland’s Controversial Migration Law Moves Closer to Adoption Amid Civil Society and United Nations Concerns ― Hungary Receives € 200 Million Fine from EU Court over Migration Policy Then Vows to Prioritise ‘Stemming Illegal Migrat…

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) · June 27, 2024

Finland’s emergency migration law has moved a step closer to adoption following its approval by a parliamentary committee on 18 June. The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has fined Hungary € 200 million for failing to comply with a December 2020...

FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Presidential Proclamation and Joint DHS-DOJ Interim Final Rule Cut Encounters at Southwest Border by Over 40 Percent in First Three Weeks

Department of Homeland Security - Washington D.C. · June 26, 2024

The Presidential Proclamation issued by President Biden to temporarily suspend the entry of certain noncitizens across the Southern border and the complementary joint interim final rule (IFR) issued by DHS and DOJ have now been in effect for three...

Dry planet: drought and desertification, region by region

International Fund for Agricultural Development · June 21, 2024

Without healthy land, we can't grow food. But around the world, fertile soil is turning into lifeless dust. Vast deserts are expanding, eating up once flourishing fields. A vicious cycle of climate change and land degradation is to blame. As...

Korea Pledges Billions of Dollars at Inaugural Leaders’ Summit with Africa

African Development Bank · June 4, 2024

The Republic of Korea will commit $14 billion in export financing to support Korean companies investing in Africa while increasing its official development assistance (ODA) to $10 billion by 2030. The President of Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol announced...

Deputy Minister Alvin Botes: CPUT Africa Day Commemoration

South African Government · May 28, 2024

Address by Mr Alvin Botes, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, at the CPUT Africa Day Commemoration held on 27 May 2024, at the CPUT Hotel School in Granger Bay, Cape Town Professor Chris Nhlapo, Vice Chancellor and...