French President Macron hosts summit to curb African migration into Europe
Several African and European leaders are gathered in Paris for a summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron aimed at boosting efforts to curb migrant flows across the Mediterranean. More than 2 000 people have died crossing the Mediterranean this year on the perilous sea journey taken by more than 100 000 people from Libya […]
Kenya introduces tough ban on plastic bags
Violators of the ban on plastic bags now in force in Kenya could be fined half million rands. Anyone making or importing environmentally damaging plastic could also be jailed for four years. The need for such drastic action to stop the proliferation of plastic pollution goes way beyond the unsightly national flower as the millions […]