Egypt urges faster transition to sustainable blue economy!

Egypt on Tuesday inaugurated the 24th Meeting of the Parties to the Barcelona Convention (COP24) in Cairo, convening ministers and representatives from 21 Mediterranean countries, regional and international organizations to advance efforts to protect the Mediterranean Sea from pollution. Daily News reports that the Local Development Minister and acting Environmental Minister Manal Awad said hosting COP24 reflects “deep…

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A Christmas present! – Adewale Sobowale

Photo credit; Authority Newspaper While not necessarily supporting the disobedience of orders in a democracy, I find it bizarre that governments in Nigeria are busy giving people concerned a bizarre Christmas present. They have chosen to demolish houses which lack approval from the authorities. But then, I don’t agree that a house will just appear…

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2 detained over migrant-smuggling network!

Photo credit: Europost The Public Prosecutor has ordered the detention of two suspects accused of belonging to a criminal network specializing in smuggling migrants across the Mediterranean, and has moved to prosecute other individuals implicated in the case. The Libya Observer reports that the prosecutor’s office said investigations began after receiving information from the Special Tasks…

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