Concern that Western Sahara clashes will threaten regional peace
There’s growing concern that renewed hostilities in the Western Sahara are posing a threat to regional peace and stability. Morocco’s decision to build a road in the buffer zone with the area its occupies illegally has caused armed clashes with Saharawi fighters. A ceasefire negotiated in 1991 between Morocco and the armed wing of the […]
UN evacuates injured South Sudanese rebel fighters from DRC
South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar and more than 100 of his fighters have been transported for emergency medical treatment by the United Nations. They were found in the Democratic Republic of Congo and some are in critical condition. ends intro UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric says the fighters have been helped on purely humanitarian grounds. […]
Fewer migrants have crossed the Mediterranean from Africa this year, but more have died trying
The International Organisation for Migration reports that fewer refugees are trying to access Europe from Africa across the Mediterranean Sea. However significantly more of them are dying in their desperate attempt to find a better life. ends intro The IOM summer school in Prague has heard that 288,005 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea […]