Source link The landlocked country is reportedly in talks with Togo to maintain maritime trade despite its withdrawal from ECOWAS Niger has taken steps to secure access to the sea through neighboring Togo for commercial purposes after announcing plans to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which allows cross-border trade and […]
Source link Eritrea refused to provide clearance for a flight to Djibouti by Berlin’s foreign minister, according to the aircraft’s captain A German air force plane carrying Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has been denied permission to fly over Eritrea due to a lack of government authorization in the East African country. The diplomat, who left […]
Source link He claimed there was no consultation prior to the agreement between the split African state and its landlocked neighbor Somaliland Defense Minister Abdiqani Mohamoud Ateye has resigned in protest over the breakaway African state’s agreement granting port access to landlocked Ethiopia. He claimed that he had learned about the deal from the media, […]
Source link Somalia has rejected a port agreement signed by Ethiopia and Somaliland, claiming it “violates” the sovereignty of the country Somalia has rejected an agreement on port access signed by Somaliland and Ethiopia, claiming the deal had no legal authority. The decision followed an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) […]
Source link Romania and Bulgaria will become part of world’s largest borderless area, with free movement allowed only by air and sea for now Romania and Bulgaria have reached a political agreement with Austria that will allow them, from March 2024, to join the Schengen Area, though at first only at air and sea borders. […]
Source link Yandex will no longer be available in Latvia, according to the country’s regulatory authorities Latvia’s National Electronic Media Council (NEPLP) has blocked access to services provided by Russian tech giant Yandex, the council’s chairperson, Ivars Abolins, has announced. The ban comes despite the fact that Russians constitute Latvia’s largest ethnic minority group, comprising […]
Source link Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Chad have welcomed a Moroccan initiative to allow landlocked countries to leverage maritime trade The Foreign Ministers of Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Chad backed an initiative on Saturday launched by Moroccan King Mohammed VI, aimed at enhancing the four landlocked African nations’ access to the Atlantic Ocean […]
Source link The new ban includes requirements for parents of minors to give their permission to use the platform British people below the age of 16 may be barred from using social media to protect their mental health under internet safety legislation proposed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing insider sources. […]
Source link The renowned Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is rethinking the way museums manage crowds, according to comments by its director. In an interview with Russian media outlet RBK published on Saturday, Mikhail Piotrovsky cited the way access to Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ is arranged at the Santa Maria delle Grazie church […]