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Poland will uphold its veto on an European Union migration pact, its Prime Minister has said on Friday, as the bloc searches for agreement on a system for the sharing out asylum seekers who reach Europe outside of official border crossings. The EU’s top migration official said the bloc was set to agree how to handle irregular immigration soon after Ministers’ talks yielded no final deal on Thursday, with Berlin and Rome worried over rising arrivals ahead of key elections. Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party also faces elections on October 15 and one of its main campaign promises…

The integrative nature of the Abidjan – Lagos Corridor Highway project is expected to impact on the West African sub-region especially its significance in the realisation of the African Continental Free Trade Area. The Abidjan-Lagos Road Corridor Project is being implemented not only as a road project but as an integrated “development corridor” which will also catalyze the deployment of other important sectors such as industry, agriculture, energy, environment, ICT, tourism in the region, thus becoming an economic corridor to boost the growth of the Region. This flagship project preliminary estimated at US$15.1 billion, lies at the heart of the…

Application Deadline: 30th September 2023. Eligible Countries: African countries To be taken at (country): Ghana About the Award MPhil and PhD students admitted to the ACECoR programme are eligible for a scholarship award to facilitate completion of the programme. The scholarships cover tuition, accommodation, monthly stipends and field research grants as well as other material and technical support. The scholarship will support students to present their innovative research results at local/international conferences and cover publication fees for research papers submitted to high impact journals. Continued funding support is contingent on academic output based on annual performance reviews. Type: Masters, PhD Eligibility: The ACECoR scholarships…

    The National Institute of Security Studies (NISS) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has launched an assessment report with the aim to bring to the fore the threat of organized crime as one of the main drivers of insecurity in Nigeria.     The study titled: “Organized Crime in Nigeria: A Threat Assessment” presented on the occasion of the annual conference of the Heads of Drugs Law Enforcement Agency Africa organized by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), yesterday in Abuja, portrays that the menace poses an acute threat to the nation, it’s…

The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their partnership in preventing and countering terrorism and violent extremism. The MoU, signed on September 22, 2023 in New York, in the United States, establishes a framework for cooperation between both entities over the next five years on a range of security and counter-terrorism initiatives, including preventative efforts to counter terrorist travel, financing, access to weapons and misuse of information and communications technologies; border security and management; prosecution, rehabilitation and reintegration (PRR), and the delivery…

The year 2023 saw Europe’s largest ever tech IPO, a flurry of investment in AI startups and a trickle of later-stage rounds, signaling early signs of green shoots for Europe’s tech ecosystem. Even so, the value of venture capital deals in the first half of this year was down 60.8% from 2022, while exits have hit a decade low. But some investors have thrived in this turmoil, and the seventh annual Midas List Europe will highlight the 25 most successful. Submissions for the Midas List Europe 2023, the definitive ranking of the continent’s top private tech investors, are now open…