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UNHCR calls for better search and rescue operations in Mediterranean
European governments must review their search and rescue capacities in the Mediterranean Sea according to the UN Refugee Agency in Geneva. "The fear is if there is no search and rescue in the Mediterranean, more lives will be lost,” says UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch.
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May seeks Brexit boost from Africa trip
Theresa May visited South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya with the hope of reaching potential trade agreements ahead of Brexit next March. It comes as the European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, offers Britain an unprecedented close relationship after Brexit
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Theresa May begins African tour
Theresa May in South Africa at the beginning of a five-day trip to Africa, which will later include Nigeria and Kenya.
The British Prime Minister will deliver a keynote speech in Cape Town, on how trade and UK private sector investment can be brought to Africa post Brexit.
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Mauritania - rich in minerals and fish - aims at becoming renewable energy powerhouse
Blessed with rich minerals and waters brimming with fish, Mauritania is awash with natural resources worth their weight in gold. But the West African country also knows how to diversify its resources by investing in renewable energy.