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DDG Hill discusses WTO accessions at Horn of Africa Initiative ministerial meeting
World Trade Organization
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April 23, 2025
Four Horn of Africa countries - Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan - are currently negotiating their accession to the WTO. This is half of the total number of African countries seeking to join the WTO and some of the most active in the WTO...
Howgate Publishing Celebrates a Decade of Impactful, Practical, and Contemporary Military Books
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 6, 2025
Portsmouth, United Kingdom, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This year, Howgate Publishing celebrates its 10th anniversary. The boutique military publisher has become internationally known for producing some of the most relevant, practical, and...
ECRE Legal Note: The Cessation of International Protection and Review of Protection Statuses in Europe
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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May 8, 2025
|Published on: 8th May 2025|Categories: News| ECRE has published a legal note on cessation of international protection and review of international protection statuses in Europe. It is a new version of a similar legal note that was published in...
Media reports more African nations face US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 19, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States intends to widen its controversial travel restrictions to citizens from 36 additional countries, with 25 of them located in Africa, according to an internal State Department memo reported by The Washington Post over the...
Training course on trade in services concludes in Geneva for WTO acceding governments
World Trade Organization
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April 11, 2025
The governments represented were Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belarus, Bhutan, Curaçao, Ethiopia, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Participants received training on the GATS disciplines, including how to create schedules of...
Trump travels to a Middle East in transition
Middle East Institute
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May 12, 2025
This week, US President Donald Trump makes his inaugural visit to the Middle East since the start of his second term, traveling to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates on May 13-16. Amid the heightened focus on US policy toward the...
China Calls on Iran, Israel to Return to Diplomatic Negotiations
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) China has called for an immediate halt to hostilities between Israel and Iran, urging both nations to return to diplomatic negotiations and avoid further escalation in the Middle East. Speaking at a press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday,...
China Blasts Trump’s Tehran Evacuation Call, Says It Fuels Conflict
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) China condemned US President Donald Trump’s urgent call for Iranians to evacuate Tehran on Tuesday, branding it as “adding fuel to the fire” in an already volatile Iran-Israel confrontation. During a press briefing in Beijing, Chinese...
MEDITERRANEAN: Fall in recorded crossings in first quarter of 2025 ― Greece redesignates Türkiye as ‘safe third country’ ― Frontex investigating allegations of pushbacks by Greece ― Three of ‘Moria 6’ acquitted on appeal ― First relocation of people fr…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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April 17, 2025
The significant decrease in the number of irregular border crossings into the EU via the Mediterranean routes that was observed in 2024 has continued into the first quarter of 2025. Greece has redesignated Türkiye as a “safe third country” for...
UN Reveals Hunger to Intensify in Thirteen Nations
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) A new Hunger Hotspots report issued Monday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) reveals that food insecurity will intensify in 13 countries and territories in the coming months, with five...
Chad president reciprocates US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby announced that Chad will halt issuing visas to American citizens as a reciprocal measure against the US travel ban targeting Chadian nationals. The ban, signed by President Donald Trump, restricts...
Africa wants to partner with Russia for AI
MENAFN
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) Representatives from several African countries have called for greater collaboration with Russia on technology and artificial intelligence, emphasizing the need for an approach that resonates with their unique development goals. The...
Deputy Minister Bernice Swarts: Second African Forum on Urban Forests
South African Government
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March 19, 2025
Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition in South Africa, Mr Zuko Godlimpi, Deputy Minister of Local Government in Somalia Mr Ahmed Omer H Abdillahi, MEC for Environment, Ms Shyla Peters, Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg,...
Agriculture Committee adopts two decisions to enhance transparency, notifications
World Trade Organization
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March 25, 2025
Tariff-Rate Quotas (TRQs) allow a specified quantity of a product to be imported at a lower tariff rate, while any quantity exceeding that limit is subject to higher tariffs. Triennial reviews of Nairobi and Bali decisions The Chair announced that...
Easy Environmental Solutions Begins Manufacturing EasyFEN™ Units for Africa Following Initial Down Payment
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 10, 2025
Easy Environmental Solutions Inc. announces that the client sent the initial deposit and agreed to the $3.4 million modular EasyFEN order for Africa. EasyFEN units produce organic Terreplenish liquid microbial fertilizer, transforming waste into a...
Trump prohibits residents of dozen nations from US
MENAFN
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June 11, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a new proclamation barring citizens from 12 countries, including Iran, Afghanistan, and Yemen, from entering the United States. The full travel ban, which will take effect on June 9, cites national...
Members stress importance of boosting LDCs’ participation in agricultural supply chains
World Trade Organization
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March 27, 2025
LDCs' participation in agricultural supply chains The Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) outlined its current work in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea and Senegal aimed at improving LDCs' agricultural export...
MEDITERRANEAN: New data reveals large number of deaths in 2024 ― Controversy surrounding recent shipwreck and pushbacks continues in Cyprus ― Two key rulings in favour of people seeking asylum in Greece ― New plans for Italy’s detention centres in Alba…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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March 27, 2025
International Organization for Migration (IOM) data reveals that 2,452 people lost their lives in the Mediterranean in 2024 The Cypriot government has refused to investigate recent pushbacks despite a journalist’s offer to present key evidence....
4th Trade for Peace Week opens with high-level session on private sector’s role in stability
World Trade Organization
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February 17, 2025
The opening session, titled “Building Resilience through Trade: Private Sector Engagement for Sustainable Peace”, highlighted the private sector's capacity to drive post-conflict economic recovery and long-term stability. WTO Director-General...
DG Okonjo-Iweala meets Ethiopia’s PM, Steering Committee to accelerate WTO accession
World Trade Organization
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February 16, 2025
During her stay in the Ethiopian capital, DG Okonjo-Iweala met with a number of African Heads of State and Government and engaged on WTO matters. DG Okonjo-Iweala and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali exchanged views on Ethiopia’s ambitious economic...