In this
Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015 picture, a Senegalese man named Ngame, who told
reporters that he was rescued by Spain’s coast guard traveling from Africa’s
western coast toward Spain’s Canary Islands, speaks after discovering he won
euro400,000 ($438,000) in Roquetas de Mar, in Almeria province, Spain. About 35
African migrants, including at least one rescued at sea from an overcrowded
wooden boat, are among the top prize winners of Spain’s Christmas lottery,
according to the owner of the lottery agency that sold more than 1,000 tickets
worth 400,000 euros ($438,000) each.
Accra (AFP) - Ghana's transport
minister resigned Wednesday after a controversy erupted following reports she
spent about one million dollars to repaint over 100 buses with portraits of the
country's recent leaders.
It's a response to the surge of undocumented immigrants fleeing violence in Central America. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has begun preparing for a series of raids that would target for deportation hundreds of families who have flocked to the United States since the start of last year, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Deposit Money Banks in the country are recording
unprecedented foreign exchange bills owing to heavy and frequent use of payment
cards by their customers who travel abroad, it has been learnt.
Passengers on a chartered flight operated by Aero
Contractors used a ladder to disembark after the aircraft landed at the Bauchi
airport on Saturday. It was learnt that the flight, which had 34 passengers
onboard, took off from Abuja and the travellers boarded without any problem,
but trouble started after it landed in Bauchi.
German chancellor Angela Merkel -- easily Europe's most
important leader for years, Time's and the Financial Times' "Person of the
Year," etc., etc. -- made an important statement at her party's convention
last week, especially notable since it came from her. Via the Washington Post:
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced something
pretty surprising this week — she is going to "drastically decrease"
the number of refugees entering Germany. And it turns out the real reason for this is pretty
simple. The change of heart is a big deal because originally
Merkel pledged to not put quotas on the number of refugees entering Germany
since the EU is currently experiencing the worst refugee crisis since World War
II.
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