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In this video grab released by the Italian Coast Guard in 2015, migrants sit in a boat during a rescue operation off the coast of Sicily as part of the Frontex-coordinated Operation Triton. (AFP)
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African migrants receive food and medical care in Tripoli following their rescue after their boat sank off Libya on April 13, 2017
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Five Children Missing as Boat Sinks off Libya
At least 97 migrants were missing after their boat sank on Thursday off the Libyan coast, a navy spokesman said. Survivors said the missing include 15 women and five children, General Ayoub Qassem told AFP. He said the Libyan coastguard had rescued a further 23...Caption:
A Chinese worker fixes pipes at a construction site in Sudan in February 2012. AFP
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EU Parliament President Warns against Turning Africa into ‘Chinese Colony’
Berlin- President of the European Parliament Antonio Tajani has warned that Africa, which is one of Beijing’s top economic partners, “risks becoming a Chinese colony.” “But the Chinese need only natural resources, they’re not interested in stability,” Tajani told the...Caption:
King Mohammed VI of Morocco reviews a guard of honour at the National palace during his state visit to Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, November 19, 2016. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
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Rabat: Regional Situation Tops Moroccan-Jordan Kings’ Talks
Rabat- Moroccan King Mohammed VI has held talks with Jordan King Abdullah II Bin Al Hussein in the Royal Cabinet in Rabat – these talks fall under the official visit of Jordan’s king to Morocco. The visit embodies the deep-rooted bilateral relations based on...Caption:
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