US invited to Paris summit on fighting jihadis in the Sahel
France has invited the United States to summit its hosting next week to boost the fight against jihadis in West Africa. The five countries providing soldiers for a regional force will be there along with the African Union and the European Union. President Emmanuel Macron fears Islamist militants have scored military and symbolic victories in […]
UN environment summit in Nairobi likely to agree on combatting plastic pollution
A plan for zero tolerance of plastic pollution of the oceans may be agreed upon by countries attending the third United Nations Environment Summit underway in Nairobi. Governments and stakeholders are being asked to move towards a legal treaty banning plastic waste from entering the sea. Recognizing that plastic waste is one of the largest […]