ECOWAS Convenes Technical Workshop in Banjul to Validate Route for Praia-Dakar-Abidjan Highway

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has wrapped up a two-day technical workshop in Banjul, The Gambia, focused on validating the optimal route for the ambitious Praia-Dakar-Abidjan highway. The 3,164-kilometer supranational corridor will also feature a 600-kilometer maritime link. The project will connect Cape Verde, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia,…

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20,000 illegal immigrants smuggled into US by human smuggling group

Law enforcement officials arrested two illegal immigrants from Guatemala on Friday after they smuggled roughly 20,000 illegal immigrants into the United States. The two illegal immigrants have been charged with leading “one of the largest human smuggling organizations” in the country. In a Monday press release, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District…

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