London, May 5, 2020 (AltAfrica)-At least 78 African migrants fleeing war-torn Libya for Europe remain stuck at sea without a designated port to dock, the U.N. migration agency said Monday. Libya has emerged as a major transit point for African and Arab migrants fleeing conflict and poverty to Europe, following the overthrow of longtime dictator ...

London, April 11, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Officially, the European Parliament Building is the legislative home and the seat of the European Council and Council of the European Union, located on Wetstraat/Rue de la Loi in the European Quarter of Brussels, the capital city of Belgium READ ALSO: NEW YORK CONDUCTS MASS BURIALS FOR CORONAVIRUS VICTIMS The enormous building housing about  250 offices is made up of 3750 ...

London, March 17, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The European Union, EU is imposing temporary ban on all non-essential travel to the its 27 member states in a bid for a unified effort to limit Covid-19 spread and reduce the burden on European countries’ health systems. The restrictions, proposed by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, would be ...

London, March 14, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The EU says it will pay €2,000 (£1,770; $2,225) each to migrants in overcrowded camps on the Greek islands willing to go back to their home countries. EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson announced the scheme in Athens on Thursday. It was agreed with the Greek government. READ ALSO: NIGERIA IS ...

London, March 2, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The European Union (EU) has provided €30 million in humanitarian funding to go towards the providing aid to vulnerable people in Sudan. The announcement of the funding comes after EU High Representative/Vice-President, Josep Borrell visited the country to assess EU aid projects. READ ALSO: SOUTH AFRICA TO INSTALL WIFI-ENABLED SOLAR STREET ...

London, Feb. 5, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The European Union (EU) and the Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Development Agency (MSMEDA) of Egypt have signed a financing agreement to fight illegal immigration through job creation This was stated by the Egyptian Minister of Commerce, Niven Gamea, during a press briefing in Cairo According to Niven Gamea, at a ...

London, Jan. 31, 2020 (AltAfrica)-BRITAIN leaves the European Union tonight in a moment set to be marked with parties and protests, as prime minister, Boris Johnson hails ‘the dawn of a new era’. The PM will today chair a cabinet meeting in Sunderland, where the first pro-Brexit results were declared after the referendum 1,317 days ...

London, Jan. 21, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The European Union, EU, has set up a 900 million euro ($998 million) budget to help countries hit by humanitarian crises, with Africa getting the largest share of the money. The EU Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, said Monday that people in more than 80 countries will benefit from the money ...

 London, Jan. 17, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Greece will block any European peace deal on Libya unless an agreement between the internationally-recognized government in Tripoli and Turkey on maritime borders is scrapped, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned Thursday. Mitsotakis’ comments during a TV interview came a day before his scheduled talks with Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter, whose ...

London, Dec. 20, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The European Union, EU, has announced additional € 30 million for the “AfricaConnect” project, which provides affordable, high-capacity Internet for research and education networks across Africa. Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, said: “Affordable high-speed broadband connectivity allow African youth, students, and researchers to boost collaborative scientific research with their peers ...